ištu

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Ge'ez ውስታ (wəsta, “in”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tu/

Preposition

ištu (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (place) from, out of
2. (place) down from
3. (time) since, after

   𒅖𒌅 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒈠𒄴𒊑𒅗 𒀀𒈾𒆪

   [ištu inanna ešeret ūmī maḫrīka anāku]

   iš-tu i-na-an-na UD.10.KAM ma-aḫ-ri-ka a-na-ku

   I will be with you 10 days from now.

Alternative forms

• eštu, uštu, iltu, issu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋫 (TA)	𒅖𒌅 (iš-tu) 𒌌𒌅 (ul-tu) 𒍑𒌅 (uš-tu) 𒄑𒋢 (is-su)

Conjunction

ištu (with subjunctive) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (time) since, after

   𒅖𒌅 𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒅇 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒉌𒅔𒈾𒄠𒊒 𒈠𒋾𒈠 𒁲𒅎𒅗 𒌑𒌌 𒋫𒀸𒁍𒊏𒄠

   [ištu anāku u kāta ninnamru matima ṭēmka ul tašpuram]

   iš-tu a-na-ku u₃ ka-a-ta ni-in-na-am-ru ma-ti-ma ṭe-em-ka u₂-ul ta-aš-pu-ra-am

   Ever since you and I met you have never sent me any news of you.

2. (time) when, as soon as
3. (causal) since, because

Alternative forms

• uštu (Elam)
• ultu, ilti (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋫 (TA)	𒅖𒌅 (iš-tu) 𒌌𒌅 (ul-tu)

Derived terms

• ištūma

 

References

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