kārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian π’‹Όπ’€€ (kar).

Pronunciation

Noun

kārum m (plural kārΕ«) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. embankment, quay wall, mooring place
  2. harbour, port
  3. trading station, community of merchants
  4. (Old Babylonian) price of a unit of merchandise

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’…—π’Š’π’Œ (ka-ru-um)
  • π’‚΅π’Š’π’Œ (ka₃-ru-um)
  • π’…—π’€€π’€Έ (ka-a-rum)
  • π’…—π’€Έ (ka-rum)
  • π’…—π’€€π’Š’ (ka-a-ru)
  • π’‚΅π’Š’ (ka₃-ru)

References
  • β€œkāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)β€Ž, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) β€œkāru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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