nisannum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒉠 (nesag̃).

Pronunciation

Noun

nisannum m (construct state nisan) (Babylonian, Mari, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. offering of first produce of the season, offering of first fruits
  2. Nisannu (first month of the Babylonian calendar, corresponding to March-April)

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References

  • “nisannu”, 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) “nisa(n)nu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 133
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