ṭābātum

Akkadian
Root
ṭ-y-b
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum).

Pronunciation

Noun

ṭābātum f pl (from Old Babylonian on)

  1.  vinegar
    𒀠𒍑𒊓 𒇻𒁉𒅗 𒅇 𒁕𒁀𒁴 𒄭𒋳𒀀 (...) 𒀠𒍑𒊓 𒅇 𒁕𒁀𒌈 𒄴𒄩𒀜𒋾𒈠 𒈪𒈾𒄠 𒉌𒅅𒅗𒀠
    [šiqqā lubbikā u ṭābātim ḫīṭā (...) šiqqū u ṭābātum iḫḫaṭṭīma mīnam nikkal]
    AL.US₂.SA lu-bi-ka u₃ ṭa-ba-tim ḫi-ta₃-a (...) AL.US₂.SA u₃ ṭa-ba-tum iḫ-ḫa-aṭ-ṭi₃-ma mi-na-am ni-ik-ka-al
    Keep the garum moist and keep an eye on the vinegar, if the garum and vinegar are allowed to spoil, what will we eat?

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒃾𒈾 (A.GEŠTIN.NA)
  • 𒉋𒇲 (BIL₂.LA₂)
  • 𒁕𒁀𒀀𒌈 (ṭa-ba-a-tum)
  • 𒁕𒁀𒌈 (ṭa-ba-tum)
  • 𒁕𒁀𒀀𒌓 (ṭa-ba-a-tu₂)
  • 𒁕𒁀𒌅 (ṭa-ba-tu)

References
  • “ṭābātu”, 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) “ṭābātu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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