ešeret

Akkadian
Akkadian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ešeret, ešret
    Ordinal: ešrum
    Multiplier: ešrīšu
    Fractional: ešret

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaśar- (“ten”). Cognate with Arabic عَشَرَة‎ (ʕašara) and Biblical Hebrew עֲשָׂרָה‎ (ʕăśɔrɔ́).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ešeret m (feminine absolute ešer, masculine free form ešertum, feminine free form ešerum or ešrum)

  1. ten, 10

Alternative forms
  • ešret
  • ešar (Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒊺𒊑𒀉 (e-še-re-et)
  • 𒌍𒊑𒀉 (eš-re-et)
  • 𒂊𒅆𒅕 (e-ši-ir) (f)

References
  • “ešir”, 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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