šapattum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Noun

šapattum f (Old Akkadian, Babylonian, Old Assyrian)

  1. 15th day of the month
  2. period of 15 days, a fortnight

Inflection

Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative šapattum šapattān šapatātum
Genitive šapattim šapattīn šapatātim
Accusative šapattam šapattīn šapatātim
Construct state šapatti
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌓𒌋𒐊𒄰 (UD.15.KAM)
  • 𒊭𒉺𒀜𒌈 (ša-pa-at-tum)
  • 𒃻𒉻𒌈 (ša₂-pat-tum)

References

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