rēštum

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Akkadian

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Root
r-'-š
2 terms

Etymology

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From 𒊕 (rēšum, head). Compare Biblical Hebrew רֵאשִׁית (rešíṯ, beginning).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rēštum f (construct state rēšti or rēšet, plural rēšētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. beginning
    1. (Old Babylonian) first instalment of a rent
  2. top part, upper part, peak (of a mountain)
  3. prime quality (of oil)

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    References

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