dišpum

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Akkadian

𒋭 (dišpum)

Etymology

Compare Arabic دِبْس (dibs, “molasses”) and Biblical Hebrew דְּבַשׁ (dəḇaš, “honey”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dišpum m (construct state dišip) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. honey
  2. (date) syrup

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References

  • “dišpu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “dišpu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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