siparrum

Akkadian

Root
s-p-r
1 term

𒄈𒄭𒀀 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (patrū siparrim)

Etymology

Possibly from Sumerian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (zabar, “bronze”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /siˈpar.rum/

Noun

siparrum m (plural siparrū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  bronze
2. (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian) fetters

Usage notes

In Old Assyrian it was often used in the plural.

Alternative forms

• siparru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌓𒅗𒁇 (ZABAR) 𒆉𒁇 (KA×UD.BAR) (Old Akkadian) 𒌓𒁇𒊕 (UD.BAR.SAG) (Old Akkadian) 𒍝𒁇 (ZA.BAR) (Elam, Susa) 𒌓𒅗𒁇𒎌 (UD.KA.BAR.MEŠ) (plural)	𒍣𒁀𒊒𒌝 (si₂-pa₂-ru-um) 𒍣𒉺𒅈𒊒 (si₂-pa-ar-ru) 𒋛𒌓𒊒 (si-par-ru) 𒍣𒁀𒊒 (si₂-pa₂-ru) (plural)

References

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