šeššet

Akkadian
Akkadian numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: šeššet
    Ordinal: šeššum
    Multiplier: šeššīšu
    Fractional: šuduš

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (“six”). Cognate with Arabic سِتَّة (sitta) and Biblical Hebrew שִׁשָּׁה (šiššɔ).

Pronunciation

Numeral

šeššet m (feminine absolute *šediš, masculine free form šedištum, feminine free form šeššum)

  1. six, 6
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅆𒅖𒊺𒀉 (ši-iš-še-et)

References
  • “šeššet”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992
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