šattum

šattum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šanat-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃat.tum/

Noun

šattum f (construct state šanat, plural šanātum)

1. year
2. time of the year, season

Alternative forms

• šattu (non-mimated form)
• šantum, šantu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒈬 (MU) 𒈬𒀭𒈾 (MU.AN.NA) 𒈬𒄰 (MU.KAM)	𒊭𒀜𒌈 (ša-at-tum)

Derived terms

• pān šattim
• rēš šattim
• šattam