bibbulum

Akkadian
Root
w-b-l
2 terms

Etymology

From π’€π’€π’ˆ (babālum, β€œto bring, transport, carry”). Compare Biblical Hebrew ΧžΦ·Χ‘ΦΌΧ•ΦΌΧœ (mabbΓΊl).

Pronunciation

Noun

bibbulum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1.  flood
    Synonym: π’€€π’ˆ π’Š’ (abΕ«bum)
  2. day of the disappearance of the moon (the 28th or 29th of the month)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’Œ“π’ˆΏπ’€€π’€­ (Uβ‚„.NAβ‚‚.AM₃, UD.NAβ‚‚.AM₃)
  • π’Œ“π’ˆΏπ’€€ (Uβ‚„.NAβ‚‚.A, UD.NAβ‚‚.A)
  • π’‰π’…π’π’ˆ (bi-ib-bu-lum)
  • π’‰π’π’ˆ (bi-bu-lum)
  • π’π’Œ’π’π’ˆ (bu-ub-bu-lum)
  • π’π’Œ’π’π’‡» (bu-ub-bu-lu)
  • π’π’Œπ’π’‡» (bu-um-bu-lu)

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