pītum

Akkadian

Root
p-t-'
2 terms

𒁉𒌈 (pītum)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ) and Biblical Hebrew פֶּתַח (pɛ́ṯaḥ). See 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm, “to open”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pītum m (construct state pīt or pīti, plural pītū) (from Old Babylonian on, Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. opening, aperture, breach, break
2. opening ceremony
3. clasp (of a necklace)

Alternative forms

• pītu (non-mimated)
• pitûm, pitû

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒁁 (BAD)	𒁉𒌈 (pi₂-tum) 𒉿𒌅 (pi-tu) 𒉿𒋫𒀀𒄠 (pi-ta-a-am) (accusative) 𒁉𒋫𒄠 (pi₂-ta-am) (accusative) 𒁉𒌓 (pi₂-tam) (accusative) 𒉿𒋫 (pi-ta) (accusative) 𒁉𒋾𒅎 (pi₂-ti-im) (genitive) 𒁉𒁴 (pi₂-tim) (genitive) 𒁉𒄿𒋾 (pi₂-i-ti) (genitive) 𒉿𒋾 (pi-ti) (genitive) 𒉿𒄿𒀉 (pi-i-it) (construct state) 𒁉𒀉 (pi₂-it) (construct state) 𒉿𒀉 (pi-it) (construct state) 𒉿𒋾 (pi-ti) (construct state)	𒁁𒀉 (BAD-it) (construct state)

References

• “pītu A”, 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) “pītu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag