dilmun [IMPORTANT]

(11 instances)

dilmun [IMPORTANT] (11x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. dilmun "(to be) made manifest; (to be) heavy; (to be) important; ritually unclean, impure person; instruction" Akk. kabtu; musukku; têrtu; šûpû

[1] cuneiform |NI.TUK| dilmun
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3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. (to be) made manifest (11x/100%)

~ ELA/ED IIIb/Girsu kur dilmun-še3 VS 14, 038 r ii 5. ELA/Old Akkadian/Nippur 4(aš@c) ma2 dilmun OSP 2, 120 8; ma-lah6 dilmun OSP 2, 140 3. ELA/Old Akkadian/Umma ma2 dilmun-e i3-gu7 USP 02 8. ELA/Ur III/Drehem mu mar-tu maš-maš dilmun e-ra-ne-še3 TRU 305 3. ELA/Ur III/Umma 5(diš) ma-na ŠIM dilmun SET 282 1; dilmun e-a la2-a TCL 5, 6040 o iii 12; dilmun e-a la2-a TCL 5, 6040 o iv 8; dilmun e-a la2-a TCL 5, 6040 o iv 20. ELA/Ur III/Ur kišib3 na4 dilmun 1(diš)-a UET 3, 0672 3.

See: e dilmun.

2. (to be) heavy

3. (to be) important

4. ritually unclean, impure person

5. instruction

Akk. kabtu "heavy; important"; musukku "ritually unclean"; têrtu "instruction"; šûpû "resplendent".


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