šaplûm

See also: šaplum

Akkadian
Root
š-p-l
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒆠𒋫 (šaplum, “bottom”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix). Compare Arabic سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy, “lower”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

šaplûm (feminine šaplītum, masculine plural šaplûtum, feminine plural šapliātum, predicative šaplī) (Old Babylonian)

  1. lower
    Antonym: 𒂊𒇻𒌑𒌝 (elûm, “upper”)
  2. suffixed (of Sumerian grammar)
  3. of lower/inferior quality

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆠 (KI)
  • 𒆠𒋫 (KI.TA)
  • 𒊭𒀊𒇻𒌝 (ša-ap-lu-um)
  • šapliš (“below”)
  • šaplītum (“lower part; the netherworld”)

References
  • “šaplû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šaplû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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