Abum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Spelt with 𒌚 (“month”) and 𒉈 (“fire”). Compare Arabic آب (ʔāb, “August”) and Hebrew אָב (ʾɔḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bum/

Proper noun

Abum m

1. Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)

Alternative forms

• Abu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌚𒉈 (ITI.NE)	𒀀𒁍𒌝 (a-bu-um) 𒀀𒁍 (a-bu)

Descendants

• → Hebrew: אָב (ʾāḇ, “Av”)
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܒ (ʾāḇ)
  • → Arabic: آب (ʔāb)

References

• “abu B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964