kišpum

Akkadian
Root
k-š-p
1 term

Etymology

From the verb kašāpum (“to cast spells, bewitch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kišpum m (plural kišpū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. (usually in the plural) sorcery, evil spell, witchcraft

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅜 (UŠ₁₁)
  • 𒅜𒍪 (UŠ₁₁.ZU)
  • 𒆠𒅖𒁍𒌝 (ki-iš-pu-um)
  • 𒆠𒅖𒁍 (ki-iš-pu)
  • 𒆧𒁍 (kiš-pu)

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