uppuštu
DRAFT
Variant: ummuštu
Meanings:
calculated amount; (a woman connected to the temple); (a date palm)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantivegender: fem.Feminineroot: ʾpšI/ʾ; I/e (primae ʾaleph)pattern: PuRRuStD-stem verbal adjective; as a noun expressing verbal content or its object or result
Etymology: Derived ＜ epēšu II
Discussion
It remains to be seen whether ummuštu (hapax) is indeed a variant of the rare term uppuštu, a type of woman explained as nadītu I in Malku I 132. For the assumption that it may refer to a hair style (“done up”?), see AHw and Lambert 1992, 139.