User:Tom 144/abnu

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾabn-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Babylonian) /ˈab.num/
• IPA^(key): (Middle Babylonian) /ˈab.nu/

Noun

𒀊𒉡 • (ab-nu) m

1. stone
2. precious colored stone
3. weight, weight stone
4. pebble, counter
5. hailstone
6. seed of a plant
7. glass

Attested forms

Tom 144/abnu

• 𒀊𒉡 (ab-nu)
• 𒀊𒈾𒀭 (ab-na-an)
• 𒉌𒌓 (NA₄)
• 𒍝 (ZA)

References

• “abnu”, 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, page 53