qabrum

Akkadian
Root
q-b-r
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic قَبْر‎ (qabr, “grave”) and Biblical Hebrew קֶבֶר‎ (qɛ́ḇɛr, “grave”).

Pronunciation

Noun

qabrum m (plural qabrū) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. grave, tomb

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂵𒀊𒀸 (qa₂-ab-rum)
  • 𒋡𒀊𒊒 (qa-ab-ru)
  • 𒃮𒊒 (qab-ru)

References
  • “qabru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “qabru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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