ṭepûm

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-p-'
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ṭepûm (G, i, durative iṭeppi, perfect iṭṭepi, preterite iṭpi, imperative ṭipi) (from Old Akkadian on, Babylonian)

1.  to add, attach, extend, apply, append

   𒈫 𒀉𒋾 𒐋 𒋰𒈠 [2 itti 6 taṭippīma 8] ― 2 it-ti 6 TAB-ma 8 ― 2 and 6 is 8

   𒐍 𒀀𒈾 𒌋𒅗 𒐍 𒋰𒈠 𒌋𒐋 [8 ana muḫḫi 8 TAB-ma 16] ― 8 a-na UGU 8 taṭippīma 16 ― 8 plus 8 equals 16

Alternative forms

• ṭepû (non-mimated)
• ṭapā'um (Old Akkadian)
• ṭapû

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋰 (TAB)	𒁲𒁍𒌑 (ṭe-pu-u₂) 𒁕𒁍𒌑 (ṭa-pu-u₂) 𒋫𒁍𒌑 (ṭa₂-pu-u₂) 𒁲𒁍𒌋 (ṭe-pu-u)

References

• “ṭepû”, 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) “ṭepû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library