pūrum

pūrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒁓 (bur, “shallow bowl”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pūrum m (plural pūrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. shallow bowl, platter

Alternative forms

• pūru (non-mimated)
• purrum, purru

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁓 (BUR) 𒎎𒁓 (NA₄.BUR)	𒁍𒊒𒌝 (pu-ru-um) 𒁍𒌑𒊒 (pu-u₂-ru)

References

• “pūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011