išātum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֵשׁ (ʔeš) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎌𐎚 (ỉšt /⁠ʾiššatu⁠/). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈʃaː.tum/ === Noun === išātum f (plural išātātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) fire BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18: 𒀀𒁲 𒀭𒈪 𒌑𒉆𒈥 𒉈 𒀸 𒌋𒅗𒄭 𒂵𒊩𒆪 𒆷 𒋼𒉈𒇷 ⟨a-di AN.GE₆ u₂-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-le⟩ adi antallû unammar išātu ina muḫḫi garakku lā tebelle Until the eclipse becomes light, the fire on the altar must not be extinguished. ==== Alternative forms ==== išātu (non-mimated) ešātu (El-Amarna) === References === “išātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011