šaplum

See also: šaplûm

Akkadian
Root
š-p-l
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic سُفْل (sufl, “bottom”). Compare also Biblical Hebrew שָׁפָל (šɔp̄ɔl, “low”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šaplum m (construct state šapal or šapla) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. underside, bottom
    Antonym: elum (“top”)
  2. arrears

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆠𒋫 (KI.TA)
  • 𒊭𒀊𒇻𒌝 (ša-ap-lu-um)
  • 𒊭𒉺𒀠 (ša-pa-al) (construct state)

Derived terms

References
  • “šaplu”, 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) “šaplu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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