šēpum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Compare perhaps Biblical Hebrew פֶּשַׂע (pɛ́śaʕ, “step”), by metathesis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃeː.pum/ === Noun === šēpum f (construct state šēp or šēpi, dual šēpān, plural šēpētum or šēpātum) foot leg 𒋗𒋛 𒄊 [ubān šēpim] ― ŠU.SI GIR₃ ― toe (literally, “foot finger”) self, person access, approach, attack conveyance, transport, routing rank (extispicy) "foot" (a distinctive mark on the liver) ==== Alternative forms ==== šēpu (non-mimated) šīpum (Old Babylonian) ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== 𒇿 (pagrum, “body”) === References === “šēpu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “šēpu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library Huehnergard, John (2011), A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns