tamkārum

Akkadian

Root
m-k-r
3 terms

Etymology

From the verb makārum (“to do business”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tamkārum m (plural tamkārū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. merchant, trader
2. moneylender

Alternative forms

• tamkāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒁮𒃼 (DAM.GAR₃) 𒇽𒁮𒃼 (LU₂.DAM.GAR₃) 𒁮𒃼𒎌 (DAM.GAR₃.MEŠ) (plural)	𒁮𒂵𒊒𒌝 (tam₂-ka₃-ru-um) 𒁮𒂵𒊒 (tam₂-ka₃-ru) 𒁮𒅗𒊒 (dam-ka-ru)	𒁮𒃼𒊒𒌝 (DAM.GAR₃-ru-um) 𒁮𒃼𒌝 (DAM.GAR₃-um)

Descendants

• → Sumerian: 𒁮𒃼 (dam-gar₃ /⁠damgar⁠/)

References

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