alpum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“head of cattle”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֶלֶף‎ (ʔɛ́lɛp̄, “head of cattle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alpum m (construct state alap, plural alpū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. ox, bull
  2. head of cattle
  3. beef

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄞 (GUD, GU₄)
  • 𒄞𒀴 (GUD.NITA₂) (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)
  • 𒄞𒄭𒀀 (GUD.ḪI.A) (plural)

References
  • “alpu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964
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