𒀭𒌒𒁕𒇹𒁀

Sumerian

Signs in this term
𒀭	𒌒	𒁕	𒇹	𒁀

Etymology

From 𒀭𒌒𒁕 (an-ub-da /anubda/, “quarter”) +‎ 𒇹 (limmu₂ /limmu/, “four”) +‎ 𒁀 (ba /bak/, “of its (contraction of 𒁉 (be, “its”) and the genitive suffix -ak”), literally “its four quarters”.

Noun

𒀭𒌒𒁕𒇹𒁀 (an-ub-da limmu₂-ba /anubda limmubak/)

(geography) the four world quarters

References

“𒀭𒌒𒁕𒇹𒁀 (an-ub-da-limmu-ba)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016