ṣuprum

Akkadian
𒌢𒎌 (ṣuprātum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr- (“nail, claw”). Cognate with Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr) and Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרֶן (ṣippórɛn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ṣuprum m (construct state ṣupur, plural ṣuprātum f)

  1. (finger or toe) nail
  2. nail impression (on a clay tablet, as signature)
  3. claw, hoof
  4. clove (of saffron)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌢 (UMBIN)
  • 𒌢𒎌 (UMBIN.MEŠ)
  • 𒍮𒌒𒀸 (ṣu-up-rum)
  • 𒍮𒌒𒊒 (ṣu-up-ru)
  • 𒍪𒁓 (ṣu₂-pur) (construct state)
  • 𒍮𒁓 (ṣu-pur) (construct state)

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