abnum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾabn- (“stone”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֶבֶן (ʾɛ́ḇɛn, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈab.num/

Noun

abnum m or f (construct state aban, plural abnū m or abnātum f)

1. stone, rock
2. semiprecious or precious stone
3. (weight) stone

Alternative forms

• abnu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒎎 (NA₄)	𒀊𒉡𒌝 (ab-nu-um) 𒀊𒉡 (ab-nu)