šeššet

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Akkadian

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Akkadian numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: šeššet
    Ordinal: šeššum
    Multiplier: šeššīšu
    Fractional: šuduš

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (six). Cognate with Arabic سِتَّة (sitta) and Biblical Hebrew שִׁשָּׁה (šiššɔ).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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šeššet m (feminine absolute *šediš, masculine free form šedištum, feminine free form šeššum)

  1. six, 6
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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  • “šeššet”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992