𒁵
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Akkadian
Alternative forms
- 𒁕𒀊𒌅 (ṭa.ab.tu)
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, agreeable, pleasant, tasty, palatable”), either in the sense of taste or from the use of salt in preservation of meat allowing it to remain edible; other Semitic cognates suggest it is the former as they typically denote, incense, spices, fragrances and scents, things pleasing to the senses.
Noun
𒁵 (ṭābtu)
[MUN]
- salt
Sumerian
Noun
𒁵 (mun)
- salt