qadištu
3Attestations
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) (PN has married PNf, sister of PN₂) qaqqassa pati šawītam ina šaḫātiša ulā ušeššab qá-di-iš-tám ina GN u GN₂ ulā eḫḫaz AKT 1, 77, tablet: 7 “he has uncovered her head, he shall not let a šawītu sit next to her (and) he shall not marry a q. in GN or GN₂”. (|| envelope 9).
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) (PNf) qa-aš-ša-tum ARM 23, 236: 21 pass. (list of personnel).
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts šumma qá-aš-da-⸢at⸣ CUSAS 10, 11: 12 SEAL “if she is a qadištu -priestess”. parallel to nadītu and kezretu.
Discussion
Charpin 1989/90, 99b: The interpretation of qaššatu as a Mari variant suggested in CAD Q 147 is supported by the co-occurrence of qaššatu and the cstr./ abs. state qa-aš-da-at. For the metathesis š/d cf. ḫuddušu ＜ ḫašādu (ARM 23, 298).