ṣuprum

Akkadian

𒌢𒎌 (ṣuprātum)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤup.rum/

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

• ṣupru (non-mimated)

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)‎^[1], 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