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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akkadian month Tashritu canonical | 1 |
| Tishreen (October in Arabic) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T696597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akkadian month Tashritu Context triple: [Tishrei, nameOrigin, Akkadian month Tashritu]
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A.
Tammuz
Tammuz is the fourth month of the Hebrew religious calendar, traditionally falling in early summer and associated with historical fasts and mourning in Jewish tradition.
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B.
Iyar
Iyar is the second month of the Hebrew calendar’s religious year, falling in spring and associated with events such as Israel’s Independence Day and Lag BaOmer.
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C.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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D.
Tevet
Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.
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E.
Kislev
Kislev is a late autumn/early winter month in the Hebrew calendar traditionally associated with the festival of Hanukkah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akkadian month Tashritu Target entity description: The Akkadian month Tashritu is an ancient Mesopotamian lunar month whose name and timing influenced later calendars, including the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
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A.
Tammuz
Tammuz is the fourth month of the Hebrew religious calendar, traditionally falling in early summer and associated with historical fasts and mourning in Jewish tradition.
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B.
Iyar
Iyar is the second month of the Hebrew calendar’s religious year, falling in spring and associated with events such as Israel’s Independence Day and Lag BaOmer.
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C.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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D.
Tevet
Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.
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E.
Kislev
Kislev is a late autumn/early winter month in the Hebrew calendar traditionally associated with the festival of Hanukkah.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akkadian month Tashritu Description of subject: The Akkadian month Tashritu is an ancient Mesopotamian lunar month whose name and timing influenced later calendars, including the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tishreen (October in Arabic)