šarratum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒈗 (šarrum, “king”) +‎ -𒀀𒌈 (-atum, feminine suffix). Compare Biblical Hebrew שָׂרַי (śɔray, “princess”), feminine of שַׂר (śar, “prince”) (with old feminine ending ־ַי) and akin to שָׂרָה (śɔrɔ́, “princess”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šarratum f (plural šarrātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. queen

Alternative forms

• šarratu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒃽 (GAŠAN) 𒊩𒈗 (MUNUS.LUGAL, SAL.LUGAL) 𒌦𒃲 (UN.GAL)	𒊬𒊏𒌈 (šar-ra-tum) 𒊬𒊏𒌅 (šar-ra-tu) 𒊬𒊏𒌓 (šar-ra-tu₂) 𒊬𒋥 (šar-rat) (construct state) 𒊬𒊏𒀜 (šar-ra-at) (construct state)	𒎙𒋥 (MAN-rat, 20-rat) (Neo-Assyrian, absolute state) 𒎙𒀜 (MAN-at, 20-at) (Neo-Assyrian, absolute state)

References

• “šarratu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šarratu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag