pūrum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒁓 (bur, “shallow bowl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pūrum m (plural pūrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. shallow bowl, platter

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References

  • “pūru”, 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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