Eberhard Schrader had previously put forward the Akkadian (Old Assyrian dialect) ablu ("son") as a more likely etymology.
ˈɛbɚhˌɑːɹd ʃɹˈeɪdɚ hæd pɹˈiːviəsli pˌʊt fˈɔːɹwɚd ðɪ ækˈeɪdiən ˈoʊld ɐsˈɪɹiən dˈaɪəlɛkt ɐblˈuː"sˈʌn"æz ɐ mˈoːɹ lˈaɪkli ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒi.