Definitions of libbu

  • libbu "nom. 1. heart, desire; 2. midst. -1. libbašu ṭāb, contented in his heart; libbi Marduk bēlišu uṭīb, he pleased the heart of his lord Marduk; muḫaddi libbi Ištar, making the heart of Ishtar rejoice; muneḫ libbi Adad, making the heart of Adad quiet; libbašu linappišma, may he let his heart relax; ina libbišu gamrim likrubam, let him pray for me with his whole heart; ina libbiša aggim, with an angry heart; mut libbiša iḫḫassi, the man of her heart shall take her; mala libbiša la ušamšṣīši, he did not allow her to act freely (lit. "to find her heart completely"). -2. ina libbū mātim within the land; ša libbiša uḫtalliq, he has made (the boat) lose her cargo; ša libbiša uštaddīši, he has made (the girl) lose her foetus."
    Source: Richardson (2014, p. 301). [About this source] [Read on OMNIKA]

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Dedović, B. "libbu - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 26 Mar. 2024, ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/libbu. [Accessed 18 May. 2024]

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Dedović, B. (2024, March 26). libbu - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/libbu

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Dedović, Boban. "libbu - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created March 26, 2024. Modified March 27, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/dictionary/word/libbu.

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Bibliography

Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2011.

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Lauffenburger, Olivier. "AAF Assyrian Dictionary." France: Association Assyrophile de France. Accessed August 28, 2023. https://www.assyrianlanguages.org. [Visit]

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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "PsychLing: Psycholinguistics Portal." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Accessed February 28, 2024. https://psycholinguistics.org. [Visit]

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Richardson, Mervyn E.J. A Comprehensive Grammar to Hammurabi's Stele. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014.

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Richardson, Mervyn E.J. Hammurabi's Laws: Text, Translation and Glossary. New York, NY: T & T Clark International, 2004.

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