ešeret

ešeret

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ešeret, ešret     Ordinal: ešrum     Multiplier: ešrīšu     Fractional: ešret

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaśar- (“ten”). Cognate with Arabic عَشَرَة‎ (ʿašara) and Biblical Hebrew עֲשָׂרָה‎ (ʕăśɔrɔ́).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ʃe.ret/

Numeral

ešeret m (feminine absolute ešer, masculine free form ešertum, feminine free form ešerum or ešrum)

1. ten, 10

Alternative forms

• ešret
• ešar (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌋 (U)	𒂊𒊺𒊑𒀉 (e-še-re-et) 𒌍𒊑𒀉 (eš-re-et) 𒂊𒅆𒅕 (e-ši-ir) (f)

References

• “ešir”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011