ṭābātum

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-y-b
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ṭābātum f pl (from Old Babylonian on)

1.  vinegar

   𒀠𒍑𒊓 𒇻𒁉𒅗 𒅇 𒁕𒁀𒁴 𒄭𒋳𒀀 (...) 𒀠𒍑𒊓 𒅇 𒁕𒁀𒌈 𒄴𒄩𒀜𒋾𒈠 𒈪𒈾𒄠 𒉌𒅅𒅗𒀠

   [šiqqā lubbikā u ṭābātim ḫīṭā (...) šiqqū u ṭābātum iḫḫaṭṭīma mīnam nikkal]

   AL.US₂.SA lu-bi-ka u₃ ṭa-ba-tim ḫi-ta₃-a (...) AL.US₂.SA u₃ ṭa-ba-tum iḫ-ḫa-aṭ-ṭi₃-ma mi-na-am ni-ik-ka-al

   Keep the garum moist and keep an eye on the vinegar, if the garum and vinegar are allowed to spoil, what will we eat?

Alternative forms

• ṭābātu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀀𒃾𒈾 (A.GEŠTIN.NA) 𒉋𒇲 (BIL₂.LA₂)	𒁕𒁀𒀀𒌈 (ṭa-ba-a-tum) 𒁕𒁀𒌈 (ṭa-ba-tum) 𒁕𒁀𒀀𒌓 (ṭa-ba-a-tu₂) 𒁕𒁀𒌅 (ṭa-ba-tu)

References

• “ṭābātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ṭābātu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag