dumdam [CLAMOR]

(3 instances)

dumdam [CLAMOR] (3x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. dum-dam "clamor" Akk. nazāmu; ramāmu

See dumdam ak[make noise], dumdam za[make noise].

[1] cuneiform TUM.DAM dum-dam
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3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. clamor (3x/100%)

~ ELA/Ur III/Girsu im# ha-la-dlamma [...] tum?-dam MVN 07, 358 4.

Akk. nazāmu "to moan, complain"; ramāmu "to roar, growl".

See ETCSL: dum-dam=rumbling noise; dum-dum=roar.

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