# \*špr: 'to send, write'

> Proto-Semitic *špr, 'to send, write': reflexes in 3 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*špr |
| Meaning | 'to send, write' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šapāru (CAD Š/1 430) | CAD Š/1 430 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ne-sa-bar /nisappar/, aⁿᵘ-s\[a\]-ba-r\[a\]-am₆ /la=ʔaSappar=am/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 204) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 204 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | Sapur: name sa-pu-ru-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 204); /maSpar, maSpir/: names maš-pa-ru-um, ma-áš-pa-ru-um, maš-pi-ru-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 204) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 204 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>)

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