rēštum
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Akkadian[edit]
| Root |
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| r-'-š |
| 2 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From 𒊕 (rēšum, “head”). Compare Biblical Hebrew רֵאשִׁית (reʔšíṯ, “beginning”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈreːʃ.tum/
Noun[edit]
rēštum f (construct state rēšti or rēšet, plural rēšētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- beginning
- (Old Babylonian) first instalment of a rent
- top part, upper part, peak (of a mountain)
- prime quality (of oil)
Alternative forms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “rēštu”, 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) “rēštu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag