siparrum
Akkadian
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Etymology
Possibly from Sumerian ππ π (zabar, βbronzeβ).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /siΛpar.rum/
Noun
siparrum m (plural siparrΕ«) (from Old Akkadian on)
Usage notes
In Old Assyrian it was often used in the plural.
Alternative forms
- siparru (non-mimated)
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References
- βsiparruβ, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)β[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956β2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) βsiparru(m)β, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library