English

Alternative forms

• Telmun

Proper noun

Dilmun

1. (historical) An ancient civilisation and trading empire existing between the late-fourth and early-first millennia BC, mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh, believed to have centred on the island of Bahrain and at the height of its power encompassing also the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf as far north as present-day Kuwait.

Derived terms

• Dilmunite

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