ab [SEA]

ab [SEA] (51x: Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian) wr. ab; a-ab-ta "sea" Akk. tâmtu

[1]		ab
[2]		a-ab-ta
+	-0 (51x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			6	40
[2]			1

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. sea (51x/100%)

~ ELA/Old Akkadian/Girsu 1(geš₂) ku₆ ab suhur DPA 26 1; ŠU+LAGAB 2(geš₂) 3(u) ku₆ ab suhur DPA 26 1. unknown/Old Akkadian/Girsu 4(geš₂) ku₆ ab suhur DPA 25 1; 1(geš₂) ku₆ ab suhur DPA 25 3; 4(u) ku₆ ab suhur DPA 25 1; ku₆ ab šu^#-du₈ NFT p. 184, AO 4303 r i 10. unknown/Ur III/Girsu 3(diš) sila₃ kaš 2(diš) sila₃ zi₃ 1(diš) id-gur₂ i₃ lu₂-^ddumu-zi a-ab-ta du-ni BM Messenger 157 4.

See: agargara ab; bir ab; e ab šag la; gir ab; iškila ab; ubi ab.

Akk. tâmtu "sea".

See ETCSL: ab=sea.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.