šattum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šanat- (“year”). Cognate with Arabic سَنَة (sana) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁנָה (šɔnɔ́).

Pronunciation

Noun

šattum f (construct state šanat, plural šanātum)

  1. year
    𒋫𒀝𒋾𒀉 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [taqtīt šattim] ― ta-aq-ti-it ša-at-tim ― end of the year
    𒅖𒌅 𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 𒀀𒁲 𒄩𒄠𒋛𒅎 𒉿𒅈𒄭𒅎
    [ištu rēš šattim adi ḫamšim warḫim]
    iš-tu re-eš ša-at-tim a-di ḫa-am-ši₂-im wa-ar-ḫi-im
    from the beginning of the year to the fifth month
  2. time of the year, season
    𒊭𒀜𒌈 𒁮𒂵𒀜/𒇷𒅎𒉌𒀉
    [šattum damqat/lemnet]
    ša-at-tum dam-qa₂-at/le-em-ne₂-et
    The season will be good/bad.

Alternative forms
  • šattu (non-mimated form)
  • šantum, šantu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈬 (MU)
  • 𒈬𒀭𒈾 (MU.AN.NA)
  • 𒈬𒄰 (MU.KAM)
  • 𒊭𒀜𒌈 (ša-at-tum)
  • 𒊭𒀜𒌅 (ša-at-tu)
  • 𒊭𒌈 (ša-tum)
  • 𒆳𒌈 (šat-tum)
  • 𒆳𒌅 (šat-tu)

Derived terms
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