kārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒋼𒀀 (kar).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.rum/

Noun

kārum m (plural kārū) (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

• kāru (non-mimated)
• karru (Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋼𒀀 (KAR)	𒅗𒊒𒌝 (ka-ru-um) 𒂵𒊒𒌝 (ka₃-ru-um) 𒅗𒀀𒀸 (ka-a-rum) 𒅗𒀸 (ka-rum) 𒅗𒀀𒊒 (ka-a-ru) 𒂵𒊒 (ka₃-ru)

References

• “kāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “kāru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag