abūbum

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Akkadian

𒀀𒈠𒊒 (abūbum)

Etymology

Compare Arabic أُبَاب (ʔubāb, “billow”) and the developments under the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b).

Pronunciation

Noun

abūbum m (Babylonian)

  1.  the Deluge, the Flood (as cosmic event or as personification of the ultimate wrath, destruction and aggressiveness)
  2. (mythology) the Deluge, the Flood (a monster with definite features)
  3. a destructive flood
    Synonym: (flood) 𒌓𒈿𒀀𒀭 (bibbulum)

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References

  • “abūbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “abūbu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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