sapḫum

Akkadian

Root
s-p-ḫ
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsap.χum/

Adjective

sapḫum (feminine sapiḫtum, masculine plural sapḫūtum, feminine plural sapḫātum, predicative sapiḫ) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. verbal adjective of sapāḫum: scattered, dispersed

   𒍝𒀊𒄷𒌓 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒄿𒉺𒄴𒄷𒊒

   [sapḫūt awīlim ipaḫḫurū]

   sa₃-ap-ḫu-ut a-wi-lim i-pa-aḫ-ḫu-ru

   the man's scattered (relatives?) will come together again

Alternative forms

• sapḫu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄵 (BIR)	𒊓𒀊𒄷 (sa-ap-ḫu) 𒊓𒉿𒄴𒌈 (sa-pi-iḫ-tum) (feminine) 𒊓𒀊𒄷𒌈 (sa-ap-ḫu-tum) (masculine plural)

References

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