abullum

Akkadian

𒆍𒃲 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (abul Aššūr)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aˈbul.lum/

Noun

abullum f (construct state abul, pronominal state abulla, plural abullātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. entrance gate (of a city, building or building complex)

Alternative forms

• abullu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆍𒃲 (KA₂.GAL, ABUL)	𒀀𒁍𒌌𒈝 (a-bu-ul-lum) 𒀀𒇧𒈝 (a-bul-lum) 𒀀𒁍𒌌𒇻 (a-bu-ul-lu) (construct state) 𒀀𒁍𒌌 (a-bu-ul)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אַבּוּלָא (ʾabbûlā, “city gate; portico, entryway”)
  • → Biblical Hebrew: אַבּוּל (ʔabbúl, “arcade, gateway”)
    • → Israeli Hebrew: אַבּוּל (abúl, “arcade, gateway”)

References

• “abullu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “abullu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag