eleppum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /eˈlep.pum/

Noun

eleppum f (construct state elep, pronominal state eleppa, plural eleppētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. ship, boat

Alternative forms

• eleppu (non-mimated)
• ilippum, ilippu, elippu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈣 (MA₂) 𒄑𒈣 (GIŠ.MA₂)	𒂊𒇷𒅁𒁍𒌝 (e-le-ep-pu-um) 𒂊𒈜𒁍 (e-lep-pu)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אִלְפָא / אִילְפָא / ܐܶܠܦܳܐ (ʾelləp̄ā)
• → Ancient Greek: λέμβος (lémbos)

References

• “elippu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011