kaspum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew כֶּסֶף (kɛ́sɛp̄, “silver”), Classical Syriac ܟܣܦܐ (kespā) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /⁠kaspu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.pum/

Noun

kaspum m (construct state kasap) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. silver

   𒆬𒌓 𒅇 𒍣𒁀𒀜𒍪 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒈠𒄩𒊒𒋗𒈠 𒀉𒁕𒀝

   [kaspam u ṣibassu ul imaḫḫarūšū-ma iddâk]

   KUG.BABBAR u₃ ṣi-ba-at-su u₂-ul i-ma-ḫa-ru-šu-ma id-da-ak

   Should they not receive the silver and its interest from him, he will be executed.

2. money

   𒆬𒌓 𒂊𒇷𒅗 𒄿𒋗

   [kaspam elīka īšu]

   KU₃.BABBAR e-li-ka i-šu

   You owe me money.

Alternative forms

• kaspu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆬𒌓 (KU₃.BABBAR, KUG.BABBAR) 𒆬 (KU₃, KUG) (Old Babylonian) 𒆬𒊕 (KU₃.SAG, KUG.SAG) (Standard Babylonian, rare)	𒄤𒁍 (kas₃-pu) 𒆜𒁍 (kas-pu) 𒁉𒁍 (kas₂-pu) 𒅗𒊍𒉺𒄠 (ka-as-pa-am) (accusative) 𒅗𒀾𒉺𒄠 (ka-as₂-pa-am) (accusative) 𒅗𒊍𒉿𒅎 (ka-as-pi-im) (genitive) 𒅗𒉺𒅁 (ka-sap) (construct state)

References

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