rēštum

Akkadian
Root
r-'-š
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒊕 (rēšum, “head”). Compare Biblical Hebrew רֵאשִׁית (reʔšíṯ, “beginning”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rēštum f (construct state rēšti or rēšet, plural rēšētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. beginning
    1. (Old Babylonian) first instalment of a rent
  2. top part, upper part, peak (of a mountain)
  3. prime quality (of oil)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊑𒊺𒂊𒌈 (re-še-e-tum)

    References
    • “rēštu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
    • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “rēštu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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