abzu [WATER] N (524x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. abzu; ab-zu; abzu₂(DE₂); ap-su; abzu₂(UMUM×KASKAL) "(cosmic) underground water; marshland?; a ritual water container in a temple"

[1]	𒍪𒀊	abzu
[2]	𒀊𒍪	ab-zu
[3]		abzu₂(DE₂)
[4]	𒀊𒋢	ap-su
[5]	𒌤𒌤	abzu₂(UMUM×KASKAL)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	40	1	9	12	83	300	40	8
[2]			1			1	6	6	2
[3]								9
[4]								3	1
[5]

40 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (41x/8%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (9x/2%)

Lagash II (13x/2%)

Ur III (89x/17%)

Old Babylonian (318x/61%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (16x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (15x/3%)

Hellenistic (8x/2%)

Uncertain (2x/0%)

unknown (6x/1%)

Senses:

1. (cosmic) underground water (524x/100%)

2. marshland?

3. a ritual water container in a temple

Akk. apsû.

Bibliography

[2005] B. Alster, Studies Klein 17-18.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 141.

abzu

= x (K 04263+ o ii 1''; OB Nippur Ea 291; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o ii 4'; Ea 04 173).

Lexical Associations

apsû[(cosmic) underground water]N (// abzu[water])

abzu = ⸢ap⸣-[su-u₂^?] (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 10; Ea 04 173).

References for all phrases

abzu[water]

abzu (ED Cities 61; OB Nippur Ea 291; MSL 14, 025 Hd r i' 5'; CUSAS 12, 5.2 o 2; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 374; MSL 14, 029 Kx r i' 2'; MSL 14, 29 Lb b ii 6'; PBS 05, 114 r ii' 7'; MSL 14, 022 Eq o 7).

[abzu] = ⸢a⸣-ap-su-um (MSL 13, 35 D i 11').

abzu = [...] (K 04263+ o ii 1''; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o ii 4').

abzu = ⸢ap⸣-[su-u₂^?] (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 10; Ea 04 173).

Kaheŋala[1] Igiheŋala[1] Lahama[1] abzu[water] x

^dka-ḫe₂-ŋal₂ ^digi-ḫe₂-ŋal₂ ^dla-ḫa-mu ⸢abzu⸣ [...] (BM 036296 o 2).

e[house] abzu[water]

e₂ abzu (OB Nippur Kagal 175).

e[house] šag[heart] abzu[water]

e₂ šag₄ abzu (OB Nippur Kagal 97).

gilim[foliage] abzu[water]

^ŋešgilim abzu (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 iv 8; OB Nippur Ura 1 138; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 6; UET 6, 0829 o 2).

^ŋešgu₂-gilim abzu^! (Emar 6/2, p. 415-416, Msk 74163b o v 14).

⸢^ŋešniŋ₂-gu₂⸣-gilim [abzu] (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o iv 24').

ma[ship] durah[goat] abzu[water]

^ŋešma₂ duraḫ abzu (CULC 454 r ii 12).

tu[incantation] abzu[water]

⸢tu₆-tu₆⸣ abzu = ⸢ši^?⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 o ii 4').

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