dilmun [IMPORTANT] V/i (19x) Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. dilmun; dilmun^ki; dil-mu-un "(to be) made manifest; (to be) heavy; (to be) important; ritually unclean, impure person; instruction"

[1]	𒉌𒌇	dilmun
[2]	𒉌𒌇𒆠	dilmun ^ki
[3]	𒀸𒈬𒌦	dil-mu-un

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					1			10
[2]								1	6
[3]									1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (1x/5%)

Old Babylonian (11x/58%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/16%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/5%)

Hellenistic (2x/11%)

Senses:

1. (to be) made manifest (1x/5%)

2. (to be) heavy

3. (to be) important (18x/95%)

4. ritually unclean, impure person [N]

5. instruction [N]

Akk. kabtu; musukku; têrtu; šûpû.

dilmun

(OB Nippur Ea 436).

dilmun{ki}

= kabtu (Ea 02 39; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o i 37a).

Lexical Associations

kabtu[heavy]AJ (// dilmun[important])

dilmun^ki = kab-tu (Ea 02 39; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o i 37a).

asnû[(date) from Dilmun]N (// urud[copper] dilmun[important])

urud dilmun^!^ki = as-nu-u₂ (LTBA 1, 33 r ii 36).

References for all phrases

dilmun[important]

dilmun (MSL 14, 026 Hx o? 4'; OB Nippur Ea 436; MSL 14, 021 Dk o i 3'; MSL 14, 026 Hy o i 1).

dilmun^ki = kab-tu (Ea 02 39; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o i 37a).

e[house] dilmun[important]

e₂ dilmun (OB Nippur Kagal 234).

urud[copper] dilmun[important]

urud dilmun^!^ki = as-nu-u₂ (LTBA 1, 33 r ii 36).

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