zibānītum

Akkadian

Root
z-b-n
1 term

𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (zibānītum)

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒍣𒁀𒈾 (zi-ba-na), the name of a part or a mechanism typical of this kind of scales, that distinguishes them from the 𒄑𒂟 (gišrinnum, “scale”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zibānītum f (Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

1. a type of scale or balance (literally: "provided with a zabana")
2. (astronomy) Libra

Alternative forms

• zibānītu (non-mimated)
• zibānû (Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒂟 (GIŠ.ERIN₂) 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (mulZI.BA.AN.NA) (astronomy)	𒄑𒍣𒁀𒉌𒌈 (gišzi-ba-ni-tum) 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒉌𒌈 (mulzi-ba-ni-tum) (astronomy)

References

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