šattum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šanat- (“year”). Cognate with Arabic سَنَة (sana) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁנָה (šɔnɔ́).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃat.tum/

Noun

šattum f (construct state šanat, plural šanātum)

1. year

   𒋫𒀝𒋾𒀉 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [taqtīt šattim] ― ta-aq-ti-it ša-at-tim ― end of the year

   𒅖𒌅 𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 𒀀𒁲 𒄩𒄠𒋛𒅎 𒉿𒅈𒄭𒅎

   [ištu rēš šattim adi ḫamšim warḫim]

   iš-tu re-eš ša-at-tim a-di ḫa-am-ši₂-im wa-ar-ḫi-im

   from the beginning of the year to the fifth month

2. time of the year, season

   𒊭𒀜𒌈 𒁮𒂵𒀜/𒇷𒅎𒉌𒀉

   [šattum damqat/lemnet]

   ša-at-tum dam-qa₂-at/le-em-ne₂-et

   The season will be good/bad.

Alternative forms

• šattu (non-mimated form)
• šantum, šantu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈬 (MU) 𒈬𒀭𒈾 (MU.AN.NA) 𒈬𒄰 (MU.KAM)	𒊭𒀜𒌈 (ša-at-tum) 𒊭𒀜𒌅 (ša-at-tu) 𒊭𒌈 (ša-tum) 𒆳𒌈 (šat-tum) 𒆳𒌅 (šat-tu)

Derived terms

• pān šattim
• šaddaqdam
• šattam