šapāṭum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ṯapāṭ- (“to pass judgment”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שָׁפַט (šɔp̄áṭ, “to judge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaˈpaː.tˤum/ === Verb === šapāṭum (G, i, durative išappiṭ, perfect ištapiṭ, preterite išpiṭ, imperative šipiṭ) (Old Babylonian, Mari) to give judgement, exercise authority ==== Alternative forms ==== šapāṭu (non-mimated) šapātum, šapātu, šabātu === References === “šapāṭu A”, 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), “šapāṭu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library