šapārum

Akkadian

Root
š-p-r
3 terms

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Arabic سَافَرَ (sāfara).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

šapārum (G, a-u, durative išappar, perfect ištapar, preterite išpur, imperative šupur) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to send
2. to send word (written or spoken), a message, a report, to write to
3. to give orders, command, govern, rule, administer

Alternative forms

• šapāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆥 (KIN)	𒊭𒉺𒀸 (ša-pa-rum) 𒃻𒉺𒀸 (ša₂-pa-rum) 𒃻𒉺𒊒 (ša₂-pa-ru)

References

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