šiprum

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Akkadian

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Root
š-p-r
3 terms

Etymology

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Verbal noun of 𒊭𒉺𒀸 (šapārum, to send to). The sense development is akin to Classical Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ, message, letter) from ἐπῐστέλλειν (epistéllein, to send to).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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šiprum m (construct state šipir, plural šiprū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. message, report, commission
  2. (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian) messenger
    Synonym: 𒌉𒅆𒅁𒊑𒅎 (mār šiprim)
  3. work, task, activity, mission

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Aramaic: סִפְרָא (sip̄rā), ܣܶܦܪܳܐ (sep̄rā, book, scroll)
  • Biblical Hebrew: סֵפֶר (sép̄ɛr, letter; document, book, scroll)
    • Israeli Hebrew: ספר (séfer, book)
  • Ugaritic: 𐎒𐎔𐎗 (spr, tablet; writing; letter)

References

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  • “šipru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šipru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag