abūbu [A.MA.RU : ] (
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[Sky → Climate]
1) a flood / flooding , a deluge , a violent spate , an inundation ;
ša pān abūbi : antediluvian , prehistoric , dating back before the Flood / flood ;
: ša lām abūbu : antediluvian ;
til abūbu : ruin mound from the Flood ;
2) (name of the / a Flood monster) ;
3) an emergency , an exigency (?) ;
4) 4) divine title : violent spate / torrent ;
Cf. abūbāniš
See also : biblu, bubbulu, edû, mīlu, raḫāṣu, agû, riḫiṣtu, abasigga