dišpum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic دِبْس (dibs, “molasses”) and Biblical Hebrew דְּבַשׁ (dəḇaš, “honey”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dišpum m (construct state dišip) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. honey
  2. (date) syrup

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁲𒅖𒁍𒌝 (di-iš-pu-um)
  • 𒄭𒅖𒁍𒌝 (di₂-iš-pu-um)
  • 𒁲𒅖𒁍 (di-iš-pu)
  • 𒁹𒁍 (diš-pu)
  • 𒁲𒅖𒉺𒄠 (di-iš-pa-am) (accusative)
  • 𒄭𒅖𒁀𒄠 (di₂-iš-pa₂-am) (accusative)
  • 𒄭𒅖𒁁𒅎 (di₂-iš-pi₃-im) (genitive)
  • 𒁲𒅖𒉿𒄿𒅎 (di-iš-pi-i-im) (genitive)
  • 𒁲𒅖𒉿 (di-iš-pi) (genitive)
  • 𒁹𒉿 (diš-pi) (genitive)
  • 𒁹𒉿 (diš-pi) (genitive)

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