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Feb 13, 2025

What does zimabu eter mean in English?

What does "zimabu eter" mean in English? I'm curious about the translation and any cultural context behind this phrase. Thanks in advance for your help, collaborators!

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Feb 13, 2025

"Zim a bu e ter" is a phrase from the aliens' Sumerian messages portrayed in the 2009 movie "The Fourth Kind." Many people on various forums and sites have suggested numerous Sumerian translations for this message; here are a few:

"Soon nothing will remain"

"Help us"

"Kill everyone"

According to other sources, if taken as two words, "Zim a bu e ter" could possibly mean:

zim ābi- "the father's/ancestor's face/appearance"

eţer or eţēru- 'to save; to take away'

Zim a bu e ter literally translates to "save zimabu!", "take zimabu away!" or, in a vocative sense, "Zimabu! Save!"

Find other translations of the supposed alien dialogue at Amazon.com.

The Fourth Kind is a thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has experienced an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances over the past 40 years, accompanied by accusations of a federal cover-up. The movie is deeply disturbing and touches on several fundamental theories of alien encounters.

Tip! Check out 10 Basic Ingredients of a Successful Thriller shared by Writer's Digest.

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