ebbūbum

Akkadian
Root
n-b-b
1 term

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Noun

ebbūbum m (plural ebbūbū) (Babylonian)

  1. flute, pipe

Alternative forms
  • ebbūbu (non-mimated)
  • enbūbum, embūbu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒁍𒁉𒅎 (e-bu-bi-im) (genitive)
  • 𒅎𒁍𒁍 (em-bu-bu)
  • 𒅔𒁍𒁉 (in-bu-bi) (genitive)
  • ša ebbūbim (“flute player”)

Descendants
  • → Biblical Hebrew: אַבּוּב (ʔabbúḇ)
  • → Aramaic: אַבּוּבָא (ʾabbūḇā)

References
  • The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ebbūbu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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