ḫamuštum

Akkadian

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Cardinal: ḫamšat     Ordinal: ḫamšum     Multiplier: ḫamšīšu     Fractional: ḫamuštum

Etymology

From ḫamšat (“five”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ḫamuštum m (plural ḫamšātum)

1. one fifth
2. week ("one fifth of the month", a period of about 5 days)

Alternative forms

• ḫamuštu (non-mimated)
• ḫamussu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄩𒈬𒍑𒌈 (ḫa-mu-uš-tum)

Coordinate terms

• (time period): warḫum (“month”), līmum (“year”)

References

• “ḫamuštu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011