qabrum

Akkadian

Root
q-b-r
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic قَبْر (qabr, “grave”) and Biblical Hebrew קֶבֶר (qɛ́ḇɛr, “grave”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

qabrum m (plural qabrū) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

1. grave, tomb

Alternative forms

• qabru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀍 (URUGAL)	𒂵𒀊𒀸 (qa₂-ab-rum) 𒋡𒀊𒊒 (qa-ab-ru) 𒃮𒊒 (qab-ru)

References

• “qabru”, 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) “qabru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag