qunnabu

Akkadian

Root
q-n-b
1 term

Etymology

Unknown, but see more at κάνναβις (kánnabis).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈqun.na.bu/

Noun

qunnabu m (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

1. an aromatic (possibly the seeds or flowers of hemp)

Alternative forms

• qunnubu

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒋆𒄣𒌦𒈾𒁍 (ŠIM.qu-un-na-bu) 𒋆𒄣𒉡𒁍 (ŠIM.qu-nu-bu) 𒋆𒄣𒀭𒈾𒁍 (ŠIM.qu-an-na-bu)

References

• “qunnabu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qunnabu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library