zibānītum

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Akkadian

Root
z-b-n
1 term
𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (zibānītum)

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒍣𒁀𒈾 (zi-ba-na), the name of a part or a mechanism typical of this kind of scales, that distinguishes them from the 𒄑𒂟 (gišrinnum, “scale”).

Pronunciation

Noun

zibānītum f (Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

  1. a type of scale or balance (literally: "provided with a zabana")
  2. (astronomy) Libra

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References

  • “zibānītu”, 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) “zibānītu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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