eleppum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

eleppum f (construct state elep, pronominal state eleppa, plural eleppētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. ship, boat

Alternative forms

  • eleppu (non-mimated)
  • ilippum, ilippu, elippu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈣 (MA₂)
  • 𒄑𒈣 (GIŠ.MA₂)
  • 𒂊𒇷𒅁𒁍𒌝 (e-le-ep-pu-um)
  • 𒂊𒈜𒁍 (e-lep-pu)

Descendants

  • → Aramaic: אִלְפָא / אִילְפָא / ܐܶܠܦܳܐ (ʾelləp̄ā)
  • → Ancient Greek: λέμβος (lémbos)

References

  • “elippu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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