šaplûm

See also: šaplum

Akkadian

Root
š-p-l
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒆠𒋫 (šaplum, “bottom”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix). Compare Arabic سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy, “lower”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃapˈluːm/

Adjective

šaplûm (feminine šaplītum, masculine plural šaplûtum, feminine plural šapliātum, predicative šaplī) (Old Babylonian)

1. lower

   Antonym: 𒂊𒇻𒌑𒌝 (elûm, “upper”)

2. suffixed (of Sumerian grammar)
3. of lower/inferior quality

Alternative forms

• šaplû (non-mimated)
• šaplium, šapliu (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆠 (KI) 𒆠𒋫 (KI.TA)	𒊭𒀊𒇻𒌝 (ša-ap-lu-um)

Related terms

• šapliš (“below”)
• šaplītum (“lower part; the netherworld”)

 

References

• “šaplû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šaplû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns