epûm

Akkadian

Root
'-p-y
3 terms

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Adjective

epûm (feminine epītum, masculine plural epûtum, feminine plural epiātu, predicative epi) (Old Akkadian, Standard Babylonian)

1. verbal adjective of epûm: baked

Alternative forms

• epû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒂊𒁍𒌝 (e-pu-um)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אָפָה (ʔɔp̄ɔ́, “to bake”).

Verb

epûm (G, i, durative ippi, perfect ītepi, preterite īpi, imperative epi) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. to bake

Alternative forms

• epû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒂊𒁍𒌝 (e-pu-um) 𒂊𒁍𒌋 (e-pu-u)

Derived terms

• epītum (“baked product, pastry”)
• ēpûm (“baker”)

 

References

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