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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Biblical Hebrew כֶּסֶף (kɛ́sɛp̄, “silver”), Classical Syriac ܟܣܦܐ (kespā) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /kaspu/).
Pronunciation
Noun
kaspum m (construct state kasap) (from Old Akkadian on)
- 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.
- money
𒆬𒌓 𒂊𒇷𒅗 𒄿𒋗- [kaspam elīka īšu]
- KU₃.BABBAR e-li-ka i-šu
- You owe me money.
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒆬𒌓 (KU₃.BABBAR, KUG.BABBAR)
- 𒆬 (KU₃, KUG) (Old Babylonian)
- 𒆬𒊕 (KU₃.SAG, KUG.SAG) (Standard Babylonian, rare)
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- 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)
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References
- “kaspu”, 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) “kaspu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag