šārtum

Akkadian

𒋠 (šārtum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (“hair”). Cognate with Arabic شَعْر (šaʕr) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׂעָר (śeʕɔ́r).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːr.tum/

Noun

šārtum f (plural šārātum)

1. a single hair
2. hair
3. fur
4. goat hair (as raw material)

Alternative forms

• šārtu (non-mimated form)
• šērtu (El-Amarna)
• šaḫratu (Boghazkeui)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋠 (SIG₂) 𒋠𒍚 (SIG₂.UZ₃) 𒈰 (MUNSUB, MUNŠUB) (uncommon) 𒋁𒋦 (MUNSUB₂) (uncommon)	𒊬𒌈 (šar-tum) 𒊹𒌈 (šar₂-tum) 𒊭𒅈𒌈 (ša-ar-tum) 𒊬𒌅 (šar-tu) 𒊬𒌓 (šar-tu₂)