Akkadian month Tashritu
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The Akkadian month Tashritu is an ancient Mesopotamian lunar month whose name and timing influenced later calendars, including the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Tashritu | 28 | 0 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akkadian month
→
lunar month → |
| associatedWith | autumn equinox period → |
| basisFor | later West Semitic month names related to Tishrei → |
| calendarPosition | seventh month in some Mesopotamian calendar schemes → |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar → |
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
October
→
September → |
| culture | Mesopotamian → |
| follows | Ululu → |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Tashrītu
→
Tašrītu → |
| hasEtymology |
Akkadian
→
surface form:
Akkadian language
|
| hasMeaning | beginning → |
| influenced |
Tishrei
→
surface form:
Hebrew month Tishrei
post-exilic Jewish calendar terminology → |
| linkedTo | New Year festivals in Mesopotamia → |
| nameCognateOf | Tishrei → |
| partOf | ancient Mesopotamian calendar system → |
| precedes | Arahsamna → |
| season | autumn → |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
→
2nd millennium BCE → |
| usedBy |
Assyrians
→
Babylonians → |
| usedIn |
Babylonian calendar
→
surface form:
Akkadian calendar
Babylonian calendar → |
| writtenInScript | cuneiform → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.