epûm

Akkadian
Root
'-p-y
3 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

epûm (feminine epītum, masculine plural epûtum, feminine plural epiātu, predicative epi) (Old Akkadian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. verbal adjective of epûm: baked
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒁍𒌝 (e-pu-um)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אָפָה (ʔɔp̄ɔ́, “to bake”).

Verb

epûm (G, i, durative ippi, perfect ītepi, preterite īpi, imperative epi) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. to bake
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒁍𒌝 (e-pu-um)
  • 𒂊𒁍𒌋 (e-pu-u)
Derived terms
  • epītum (“baked product, pastry”)
  • ēpûm (“baker”)

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