išātum
Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֵשׁ (ʾēš) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎌𐎚 (ỉšt /ʾiššatu/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈʃaː.tum/
Noun
išātum f (plural išātātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- fire
- BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18:
- a-di AN.GE₆ u₂-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-<le>
- adi antallû unammar išātu ina muhhi garakku lā tebelle
- Until the eclipse becomes light, the fire on the altar must not be extinguished.
- a-di AN.GE₆ u₂-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-<le>
- BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18:
Alternative forms
- išātu (non-mimated)
- ešātu (El-Amarna)
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References
- “išātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011