kaspum

Compare Biblical Hebrew כֶּסֶף (kɛ́sɛp̄, “silver”), Classical Syriac ܟܣܦܐ (kespā) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /⁠kaspu⁠/).

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.pum/

kaspum m (construct state kasap) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. silver

   𒆬𒌓 𒅇 𒍣𒁀𒀜𒍪 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒈠𒄩𒊒𒋗𒈠 𒀉𒁕𒀝

   [kaspam u ṣibassu ul imaḫḫarūšū-ma iddâk]

   KUG.BABBAR u₃ ṣi-ba-at-su u₂-ul i-ma-ḫa-ru-šu-ma id-da-ak

   Should they not receive the silver and its interest from him, he will be executed.

2. money

   𒆬𒌓 𒂊𒇷𒅗 𒄿𒋗

   [kaspam elīka īšu]

   KU₃.BABBAR e-li-ka i-šu

   You owe me money.

• kaspu (non-mimated)

• “kaspu”, 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) “kaspu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library