๐’€Š๐’ช

Sumerian edit

Signs in this term
๐’€Š ๐’ช
Alternative forms of
/abzu/
๐’ช๐’€Š (zu-ab)

Etymology edit

From ๐’€Š (ab, โ€œseaโ€) +โ€Ž ๐’ช (zu, โ€œto knowโ€).

Noun edit

๐’€Š๐’ช โ€ข (ab-zu /abzu/)

  1. The "sentient sea", the personification of the sea as a god.
  2. Mythological underground fresh water ocean, home of the god Enki.
  3. A water-basin shrine in many Mesopotamian temples.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • โ€œ๐’€Š๐’ช (abzu)โ€ in ePSD2

Further reading edit

  Abzu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia