abūbu  [A.MA.RU : ]  ()

[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