ištēn

See also: isten, Isten, and işten

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

		10[a], [b]
		1	2  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: ištēn     Ordinal: pānûm, maḫrûm, istī'um     Multiplier: ištīššu

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕašt- (“one”). Compare Biblical Hebrew עַשְׁתֵּי (ʕašté).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /iʃˈteːn/

Numeral

ištēn m (feminine absolute išteat or ištēt, masculine free form ištēnum, feminine free form ištētum)

1. one, 1
2. a, an (indefinite article), single, individual, each

   𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒌨𒂠 𒅖𒋼𒂗 [anāku kalbum ištēn] ― a-na-ku UR.GI₇ iš-te-en ― I'm (nothing but) a dog.

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁹 (DIŠ, 1)	𒅖𒋼𒂗 (iš-te-en)