Abum
Akkadian
editEtymology
editUnknown. Spelt with 𒌚 (“month”) and 𒉈 (“fire”). Compare Arabic آب (ʔāb, “August”) and Hebrew אָב (ʾɔḇ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈa.bum/
Proper noun
editAbum m
- Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August)
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Descendants
editReferences
edit- “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