epēšum

Akkadian

Root
'-p-š
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapaś- (to search, gather). Cognate with Arabic حَفَشَ (ḥafaša, “to gather”) and Biblical Hebrew חָפַשׂ (ḥɔp̄áś, “to search”).

Pronunciation

Verb

epēšum (G, a-u, durative ippeš, perfect ītepeš, preterite īpuš, imperative epuš) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. (intransitive) to act, behave, proceed, be(come) active
  2. (transitive) to do, make, build, manufacture
  3. (transitive) to do, carry out, excercise (a function), used mainly in idiomatic phrases.

Usage notes

The class u inflection appears in later Babylonian texts.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive epēšum
Participle ēpišum
Adjective epšum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg eppeš ētepeš ēpuš lūpuš
2.sg m teppeš tētepeš tēpuš epuš
f teppešī tētepšī tēpušī epšī
3.sg ippeš ītepeš īpuš līpuš
1.pl nippeš nītepeš nīpuš i nīpuš
2.pl teppešā tētepšā tēpušā epšā
3.pl m ippešū ītepšū īpušū līpušū
f ippešā ītepšā īpušā līpušā

This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆕 (DU₃)
  • (occasionally) 𒀝 (AK, AG)
  • (occasionally) 𒄀 (GI)
  • 𒂊𒉿𒋗 (e-pe-šu)
  • 𒂊𒉿𒋙 (e-pe-šu₂)

Derived terms

  • epištum (“deed”)
  • epšum (“built; prepared; cultivated”)
  • ipšum (“action; sorcery”)
  • ēpišum (“builder, artisan; sorcerer”)

References

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