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Akkadian
Etymology
From the verb kašāpum (“to cast spells, bewitch”). Cognate with Hebrew כשוף (“kishput, an act of magic”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kišpum m (plural kišpū) (from Old Babylonian on)
- (usually in the plural) sorcery, evil spell, witchcraft
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- 𒆠𒅖𒁍𒌝 (ki-iš-pu-um)
- 𒆠𒅖𒁍 (ki-iš-pu)
- 𒆧𒁍 (kiš-pu)
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References
- “kišpū”, 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) “kišpu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag