dūrum

Akkadian
𒂦 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (dūr Bābilim)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. city wall, fortification wall

Alternative forms
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), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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