kārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒋼𒀀 (kar).

Pronunciation

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

Declension
Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative kārum kārān kārū
Genitive kārim kārīn kārī
Accusative kāram kārīn kārī
Construct state kār
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 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), 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
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