Talk:Puabi

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Pu-abi, Word of my Father

Being an apirant of Akkadian, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and of the Amarna letters, and always trying to understand the multi-usages of Cuneiform, and (I haven't read this entire article) but plan to, ...Is it possible that her name, (If adopted later in Life), is actually: My Father's Word, more appropriately: Voiceof my Father ?

Maybe she was smart, or...diplomatic, and became his voice. Or maybe the father got old, and could never speak well anyway !. Michael in the Sonoran Desert- --Mmcannis 14:23, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

What was the evidence that she was Akkadian? (not logged in)

Hi, I just want to mention that Pu-Abi can not mean "Word of my Father", that would be Pu-abiya (Akk.pû abīya). So, the meaning of her name is -if we read it Akkadian PU-ABI and not Sumerian- just "(the)word of(the)father" (pû means lit.: "mouth").

Kubaba and Queen Pu-abi

Aren't Kubaba and Queen Pu-abi (Puabi) the same person? Shouldn't these articles be merged somehow? Or at least mention the possibility of the two being the same personage? Stevenmitchell 22:15, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Nin or Eresh

Because I have no actual proof, I can not add this information to the main page - my source is private. The title given to Puabi was not a hereditary queen nor a typical priestess. What it means was two-fold - first, she would not participate in or associate with the sacrificial religion at the time (which was incredibly brutal) and maintained a certain level of dignified cleanliness. Secondly, she was sexual - a participant in the tradition of sacred prostitution but without selling herself to customers. Her lovers were selectively accepted for power and ritual and she lured them to her with her high art, grace, and arcane prophetic talents. The man associated with her burial would not have been a traditional husband, but her ritualistic lover for special holidays and observances. 69.234.131.178 (talk)Astoreth —Preceding undated comment added 08:48, 8 February 2011 (UTC).

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How is it known that she was Akkadian?

Can it be added to this article how it is known that Puabi was Akkadian rather than Sumerian? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 23:25, 25 October 2021 (UTC)