tarbāṣum

Akkadian

Root
r-b-ṣ
1 term

Etymology

From 𒈿 (rabāṣum, to lie down, rest; to keep possession of). Compare مَرْبِض (marbiḍ) and רֵבֶץ (rébɛṣ, lair, fold (for animals)).

Pronunciation

Noun

tarbāṣum m (plural tarbāṣātum f) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. pen (for cattle), animal stall, enclosure, courtyard
  2. halo
  3. (extispicy) name of a feature on the liver

Alternative forms

  • tarbāṣu (non-mimated)
  • tarbaṣum, tarbaṣu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋻𒁀𒍮 (tar-ba-ṣum)
  • 𒋻𒁀𒍪 (tar-ba-ṣu₂)
  • 𒋻𒁀𒍮 (tar-ba-ṣu)

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