dūrum

See also: durum, dürüm, and Dürüm

Akkadian

𒂦 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (dūr Bābilim)

Etymology

Compare Arabic دَوْر (dawr, “circle”) and Biblical Hebrew דּוּר (dur, “circle, ball”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dūrum m (construct state dūr or dūri, plural dūrānū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. city wall, fortification wall

Alternative forms

• dūru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂦 (BAD₃) 𒂦𒆠 (BAD₃.KI) (Old Assyrian, Mari) 𒂦𒂦 (BAD₃.BAD₃) (plural)	𒁺𒊒𒌝 (du-ru-um) 𒁺𒌑𒀸 (du-u₂-rum) 𒁺𒌋𒊒 (du-u-ru)

Derived terms

• dūrāniš (“over the city wall”)

 

References

• “dūru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011