It has been proposed that his name was related to the Akkadian word išātum, "fire", cognates of which are present in multiple Semitic languages, both extinct and extant. Andrew R. George proposes that his name was simply the masculine form of išātum.
It has been suggested that his name was linked to the Akkadian word išātum, "fire", cognates of which are found in various Semitic languages, both extinct and extant. Andrew R. George suggests that his name was merely the male equivalent of išātum.