English Explanatory Dictionary

Subartu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of upper Mesopotamia in the Bronze Age, which later came to be called Assyria.

Word forms

Subartu

Etymology

From the Akkadian 𒋙𒁀𒊑 (Šú-ba-ri /⁠Šubartum/, /Subartum⁠/) or Sumerian 𒋢𒂔𒆠 (SU.BIR₄ᵏⁱ, “Subir”).

Synonyms

Subir Shubar

Related words

Subarian
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