Akkadian
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Etymology
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Unknown. The noun is derived from the infinitive of the verb.
Pronunciation
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šaṭārum m ( Standard Babylonian , Neo-Assyrian , Neo-Babylonian , Late Babylonian )
copy , exemplar , text , inscription , writing , written document
Alternative forms
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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
Phonetic
𒃻𒁕𒀸 ( ša₂-ṭa-rum )
𒃻𒁕𒊒 ( ša₂-ṭa-ru )
𒆳𒁕𒊒 ( šaṭ-ṭa-ru )
𒃻𒁕𒊑 ( ša₂-ṭa-ri )
𒃻𒁕𒊑𒎌 ( ša₂-ṭa-ri.MEŠ ) ( plural )
𒃻𒁕𒊏𒉡 ( ša₂-ṭa-ra-nu ) ( Neo-Babylonian, plural )
𒃻𒋻 ( ša₂-ṭar ) ( construct state )
𒃻𒁯 ( ša₂-ṭar₂ ) ( construct state )
Descendants
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šaṭārum (G , a-u , durative išaṭṭar , perfect ištaṭar , preterite išṭur , imperative šuṭur ) ( from Old Akkadian on )
to write down , inscribe , copy
to issue a legal document
to list , register , record
to assign
Conjugation
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Conjugation
Infinitive
šaṭārum
Participle
šāṭirum
Adjective
šaṭrum
Active
Durative
Perfect
Preterite
Imperative
1.sg
ašaṭṭar
aštaṭar
ašṭur
lušṭur
2.sg
m
tašaṭṭar
taštaṭar
tašṭur
šuṭur
f
tašaṭṭarī
taštaṭrī
tašṭurī
šuṭrī
3.sg
išaṭṭar
ištaṭar
išṭur
lišṭur
1.pl
nišaṭṭar
ništaṭar
nišṭur
i nišṭur
2.pl
tašaṭṭarā
taštaṭrā
tašṭurā
šuṭrā
3.pl
m
išaṭṭarū
ištaṭrū
išṭurū
lišṭurū
f
išaṭṭarā
ištaṭrā
išṭurā
lišṭurā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation .
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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
Phonetic
𒊬 ( SAR )
𒅔𒊬 ( IN.SAR )
𒀊𒊬 ( AB.SAR )
𒀊𒊬𒀀𒀭 ( AB.SAR.AM₃ )
𒄑 ( GIŠ )
𒁺 ( GUB, DU )
Descendants
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→ Classical Syriac: ܣܛܰܪ ( sṭar , “ to carve, write down ” )
→ Old South Arabian: 𐩪𐩷𐩧 ( s¹ṭr , “ to write ” )
References
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“šaṭāru”, 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 ) “šaṭāru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian , 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag