mazzaztum

mazzaztum

Akkadian

Root
'-z-z
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic مَنْزِل‎ (manzil) and Hebrew מַזָּל‎ (mazzɔl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mazzaztum m (construct state mazzazti, plural mazzazātum f)

1. stand (for an object or image)
2. position, rank (at court), array (of battle), location (of a star)
3. office, officeholder
4. service obligation

Alternative forms

• mazzaztu (non-mimated)
• manzaztum, mazzaštum, manzaštum
• manzaztu, mazzaštu, manzaštu (non-mimated)
• manzaltum, manzaltu (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
• mazzaltu (Middle Assyrian)
• manzassu, mazzassu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌓𒁕 (UD.DA)	𒈠𒀭𒍝𒊍𒌈 (ma-an-za-az-tum)