Puabi
From Akkadian pû "mouth" (used to mean "word" or "command") and abu "father": "word of my father".
Meaning and origin
Puabi was a Mesopotamian noblewoman of the mid-third millennium BC, buried with extraordinary wealth in the Royal Cemetery of the Sumerian city of Ur.
How to pronounce Puabi
| English (US) | poo-AH-bee /puˈɑːbi/ |
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