ubānum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic إِبْهَام (ʔibhām).

Pronunciation

Noun

ubānum f (plural ubānātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. finger
  2. fingerbreadth, 1/30 cubit
  3. toe

Alternative forms

  • ubānu (non-mimated)
  • upānu (occasionally)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋗𒋛 (ŠU.SI)
  • 𒌋 (U)
  • (astronomy) 𒋛 (SI)
  • (Susa) 𒀀𒅆 (A.ŠI)
  • 𒌑𒁀𒉡𒌝 (u₂-ba-nu-um)
  • 𒌑𒁀𒉡 (u₂-ba-nu)
  • 𒌑𒁀𒀀𒉡 (u₂-ba-a-nu)
  • (plural) 𒌑𒁀𒈾𒀀𒌈 (u₂-ba-na-a-tum)

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