napištum

Akkadian

Root
n-p-š
2 terms

Picture dictionary

napištum

𒄢𒄢𒈝 (gulgullum)

𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum)

𒅆 (īnum)

𒅗 (appum)

𒅗 (pûm)

𒋢𒊌𒌈 (suqtum)

isum

𒉿 (uznum)

𒊕𒆠 (nakkaptum)

𒍣 (napištum)

𒄘 (kišādum)

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pagrum

𒇿 (pagrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“life, breath”). Cognate with Arabic نَفْس (nafs) and Biblical Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (nɛ́p̄ɛš).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /naˈpiʃ.tum/
• (Old Assyrian) IPA^(key): /naˈpis.tum/

Noun

napištum f (construct state napišti or napšat, pronominal state napišta, plural napšātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. throat

   Synonyms: kišādum, ḫurḫudum

2. life, vigour, good health, livelihood
3. self, body, person, somebody
4. personnel

Alternative forms

• napištu (non-mimated)
• napšatum, napšatu
• napuštu, napultu (Middle Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Nuzi)
• napaštum, napaštu (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒍣 (ZI) (pl) 𒍣𒎌 (ZI.MEŠ)	𒈾𒁉𒅖𒌈 (na-pi₂-iš-tum)

References

• “napištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 11, N, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980