šīpātum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ŝVp- (“tuft of hair”). Cognate with Arabic شَعْفة (šaʕfa, “a lock of hair”) and Biblical Hebrew שָׂפָם (śɔp̄ɔ́m, “moustache”), probably formed from שָׂפָה (“lip”) +‎ ־ם (-m, suffix). Compare also Arabic صُوف (ṣūf, “wool”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šīpātum f pl (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. wool, fleece
    𒊺 𒉌𒄑 𒅇 𒅆𒉺𒌈 [ûm šamnum u šīpātum] ― ŠE I₃.GIŠ u₃ ši-pa-tum ― grain, oil and wool

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋠 (SIG₂)
  • 𒋠𒄭𒀀 (SIG₂.ḪI.A)
  • 𒋠𒎌 (SIG₂.MEŠ)
  • 𒅆𒉺𒀀𒌈 (ši-pa-a-tum)
  • 𒋗𒉺𒀀𒌈 (šu-pa-a-tum)
  • 𒊭𒀖𒌈 (ša-ap₂-tum) (Old Assyrian)
  • 𒅆𒉺𒌈 (ši-pa-tum)
  • 𒅆𒉺𒀀𒌓 (ši-pa-a-tu₂)

References
  • “šipātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šīpātu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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