ṭabtum

Akkadian

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, pleasant, tasty, palatable”), either in the sense of taste or from the use of salt in preservation of meat allowing it to remain edible; other Semitic cognates suggest it is the former as they typically denote incense, spices, fragrances and scents, i.e. things pleasing to the senses.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtˤab.tum/

Noun

ṭabtum f (pronominal state ṭabta)

  1. salt

Alternative forms
  • ṭabtu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒁕𒀊𒌈 (ṭa-ab-tum)

Derived terms
  • ṭabtiš
  • ša ṭabtim (“salt dealer”)
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