šārtum

šārtum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śaʿr- (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːr.tum/

Noun

šārtum f (plural šārātum)

1. a single hair
2. hair
3. goat hair

Alternative forms

• šārtu (non-mimated form)
• šērtu (El-Amarna)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒋠 (SIG₂) 𒋠𒍚 (SIG₂.UZ₃) 𒋠𒋦 (MUNSUB) 𒋠𒇴𒋦 (MUNSUB₂)	𒊬𒌈 (šar-tum)