andurārum

Akkadian

Root
d-r-r
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew דְּרוֹר (dərór, “freedom”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

andurārum m (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Mari, Alalakh, Boghazkeui, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

1. freedom, exemption
   1. remission of commercial debts
   2. manumission (of private slaves)

Alternative forms

• andurāru (non-mimated)
• andarārum, andarāru, indurāru, addurāru
• durāru (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂼𒅈𒄄 (AMA.AR.GI₄)	𒀭𒁕𒊏𒊒𒌝 (an-da-ra-ru-um) 𒀭𒁺𒊏𒊑𒅎 (an-du-ra-ri-im) (genitive) 𒀭𒁺𒊏𒊒 (an-du-ra-ru)

References

• “andurāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1968