šapattum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpat.tum/

Noun

šapattum f (Old Akkadian, Babylonian, Old Assyrian)

15^th day of the month
period of 15 days, a fortnight

Alternative forms

šapattu (non-mimated)
šabattu

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒌓𒌋𒐊𒄰 (UD.15.KAM)	𒊭𒉺𒀜𒌈 (ša-pa-at-tum) 𒃻𒉻𒌈 (ša₂-pat-tum)

References

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

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