ḫašû III
REVIEW
Meanings:
(a medicinal and culinary plant) (?)
de:German: Deutsch (eine Heil- und Gewürzpflanze) (?)
fr:French: Français (plante médicinale et aromatique) (?)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive
Etymology: Note Aram. ḥāšā, see DAB 74 and Meissner 1891, 294.
1Attestations
OA-LitOA-Lit: Old Assyrian literary texts bappiram ḫa-šu-a-am u [ṭā]btam AML, 1: 32 SEAL “(I threw) beer bread, thyme(?), and salt (at the she-goat)”.
Discussion
On grounds of the etymology listed above, Meissner 1891, 294, followed by DAB 74, identified the plant “thyme.” In favor of this we may note the attested culinary use of the plant.