išātum

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Akkadian

𒉈 (išātum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (fire). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֵשׁ (ʔeš) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎌𐎚 (ỉšt /⁠ʔiššatu⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

išātum f (plural išātātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. fire
    • BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18:
      𒀀𒁲 𒀭𒈪 𒌑𒉆𒈥 𒉈 𒀸 𒌋𒅗𒄭 𒂵𒊩𒆪 𒆷 𒋼𒉈𒇷
      ⟨a-di AN.GE₆ u₂-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-le⟩
      adi antallû unammar išātu ina muḫḫi garakku lā tebelle
      Until the eclipse becomes light, the fire on the altar must not be extinguished.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉈 (IZI)
  • 𒉈𒎌 (IZI.MEŠ) (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

References

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