rabûm

Akkadian
Root
r-b-y
1 term

Pronunciation

Adjective

rabûm (feminine rabītum, masculine plural rabûtum, feminine plural rabiātum, predicative rabi) (from Old Akkadian on)

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    1. big, large
      𒀊𒉡𒌝 𒊏𒁉𒌈 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦
      [abnum rabītum izannun]
      ab-nu-um ra-bi-tum i-za-an-nu-un
      large stones will hail down
    2. main, principal
    3. old, adult
      𒌉 𒅇 𒃲 [ṣeḫer u rabi] ― TUR u₃ GAL ― young and old
    4. great, noble, important (person)
    Antonym: 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒃲 (GAL)
  • 𒄖𒆷 (GU.LA)
  • 𒊏𒁍𒌑𒌝 (ra-bu-u₂-um)
  • 𒊏𒁍𒌝 (ra-bu-um)
  • 𒊏𒁍𒌑 (ra-bu-u₂)
  • 𒊏𒁍𒌋 (ra-bu-u)

References
  • “rabû”, in 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), “rabû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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