makkūrum

makkūrum

Akkadian

Root
m-k-r

Etymology

From the verb makārum (“to do business”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָכַר‎ (māḵar, “to sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makˈkuː.rum/

Noun

makkūrum m (from Old Babylonian on)

1. property, valuables, assets

Alternative forms

• makkūru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒃻𒂵 (NIG₂.GA)	𒈠𒀝𒆪𒊒𒌝 (ma-ak-ku-ru-um)

References

• “makkūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977