ḫippu
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Variant: ippu (?)
Meanings:
obstacle (?)
Distribution: OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive
Etymology: Borrowed ＜ Amor.Amorite (?) Prob. Amorite lw., derived from ḥpp, s. Streck 2000, 98; diff. Heimpel 1998 (with previous lit.): ḫ/ippu related to apāpu, attested only in the N-stem and understood as “to penetrate” or “to infiltrate through a barrier.” Accordingly, ḫ/ippu would be a nomen actionis meaning “penetration” or “infiltration”. This interpretation remains tentative, however, since the G-stem of apāpu is not attested.
3Attestations
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ṣābum šū kīma 30 limī ṣābim ḫi-ip-p[a-ni?] nasāḫam ileʾʾī ARM 28, 13: 12' ARCHIBAB “these troops, as 30,000 troops, will be able to overcome [our?] obstacle”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) (my father shall send me troops...) ālānī annûtim ša lawīʾāku [luṣ]batma ip-pa-am ša panija lussu[ḫ] Fs. Garelli, 147f.: 8 ARCHIBAB “(so) I can seize these cities that I am besieging and remove the obstacle in front of me”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ḫi-ip-p[u] Frazer 2024, 338: 26. In broken context. new
Discussion
For ARM 10, 1: 7, see ḫīpu I.