Šabāṭum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Spelt with 𒌚 (ITI, “month”) and 𒀾 (ZIZ₂, “emmer”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Šabāṭum ? (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

  1. Šabāṭu, the eleventh month of the Babylonian calendar
    𒌚𒀾 𒌚 𒁕𒀀𒁍𒌝 𒋗𒌑
    ITI.ZIZ₂ ITI ṭa-a-bu-um šu-u₂
    /Šabāṭum warḫum ṭābum šū/
    Šabāṭum is a favorable month

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Descendants

  • → Hebrew: שְׁבָט (šə̆ḇɔ́ṭ, “Shevat”)
  • → Aramaic: שְׁבָט (šəḇāṭ)

References

  • “Šabāṭu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

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