libbum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *libb- (“heart”). Cognate with Arabic لُبّ‎ (lubb) and Biblical Hebrew לֵב‎ (leḇ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

libbum m (construct state libbi, pronominal state libba, plural libbū)

1. heart, abdomen, womb
2. mind, thought, intention, wish, desire, preference

   𒊮𒅗 𒈪𒅎𒈠 𒆷𒀀 𒄿𒈠𒅈𒊏𒊍

   ŠA₃-ka mi-im-ma la-a i-ma-ar-ra-aṣ

   /libbaka mimma lā imarraṣ/

   Do not be angry/annoyed at all.

   (literally, “Do not at all make your heart sick”)

   𒆠𒄿 𒆷 𒊮𒁉 𒀭𒀭 ― ki-i la lib₃-bi DINGIR.DINGIR /kī la libbi ilānī/ ― contrary to the will of the gods

3. inside, inner part

Alternative forms

• libbu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊮 (ŠA₃)	𒇷𒅁𒁍𒌝 (li-ib-bu-um)

Derived terms

• ana libbi
• ina libbi
• libbātum

 

References

• “libbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011