Dilmun

English

Alternative forms

• Telmun

Etymology

Representing the reconstructed Sumerian pronunciation.

Proper noun

Dilmun

1. (history) An ancient civilisation and trading empire existing between the late-fourth and early-first millennia BC, mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh, believed to have centred on the island of Bahrain and at the height of its power encompassing also the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf as far north as present-day Kuwait.

Derived terms

• Dilmunite

Translations

ancient civilisation on the Persian Gulf, centred on Bahrain

• Hindi: दिलमुन m (dilmun)

Further reading

• Dilmun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mundil