nagbum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

nagbum m (construct state nagab, plural nagbΕ«) (Old Akkadian, Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. underground water
  2. spring, fountain, source, headwaters (of a river)
  3. totality, entirety, the whole
  4. the totality of knowledge
    𒃻 π’…˜π’€ π’„Ώπ’ˆ¬π’Š’
    Ε‘aβ‚‚ nag-ba i-mu-ru
    /Ε‘a nagba Δ«muru/
    he who has seen everything
    (literally, β€œhe who has seen the totality of knowledge”)
    (Epic of Gilgamesh, I, 1)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’ˆΎπ’€π’π’Œ (na-ag-bu-um)
  • π’…˜π’ (nag-bu)

References

  • β€œnagbu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)β€Ž[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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