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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒈗 (šarrum, “king”) + -𒀀𒌈 (-atum, feminine suffix). Compare Biblical Hebrew שָׂרַי (śɔray, “princess”), feminine of שַׂר (śar, “prince”) (with old feminine ending ־ַי) and akin to שָׂרָה (śɔrɔ́, “princess”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šarratum f (plural šarrātum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- queen
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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Mixed
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- 𒃽 (GAŠAN)
- 𒊩𒈗 (MUNUS.LUGAL, SAL.LUGAL)
- 𒌦𒃲 (UN.GAL)
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- 𒊬𒊏𒌈 (šar-ra-tum)
- 𒊬𒊏𒌅 (šar-ra-tu)
- 𒊬𒊏𒌓 (šar-ra-tu₂)
- 𒊬𒋥 (šar-rat) (construct state)
- 𒊬𒊏𒀜 (šar-ra-at) (construct state)
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- 𒎙𒋥 (MAN-rat, 20-rat) (Neo-Assyrian, absolute state)
- 𒎙𒀜 (MAN-at, 20-at) (Neo-Assyrian, absolute state)
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References
- “šarratu”, 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) “šarratu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag