Assyro-Babylonian

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[uh-seer-oh-bab-uh-loh-nee-uhn] / əˈsɪər oʊˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Assyria and Babylonia.

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noun

1. the language of Assyria and Babylonia; Akkadian.

Etymology

Origin of Assyro-Babylonian

First recorded in 1825–35; Assyr(ia) + -o- + Babylonian

Example Sentences

The Tel-el-Amarna tablets show that Assyro-Babylonian literature was known and studied in Egypt, and this would account for the word being introduced into Egyptian.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

Qanni is probably one of the Assyro-Babylonian words for “sanctuary.”

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

Have we, in this word, an Assyro-Babylonian form of the Hebrew Shaddai?

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

In Sumerian Merodach was called Amaruduk or Amarudu, and in the Assyro-Babylonian language Marduk.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

This romantic story of adventure on the part of the goddess is well set out in early Assyro-Babylonian literature.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby