tamḫārum

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Akkadian

Root
m-ḫ-r
4 terms
𒀩 𒁮𒄩𒊑𒅎 (ṣalam tamḫārim)

Pronunciation

Noun

tamḫārum m (plural tamḫārū) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, El-Amarna)

  1. battle, combat, fight
    𒀭𒍝𒂷𒂷 𒀀𒊬 𒁮𒄩𒊑𒅎 𒄑𒆪𒋗 𒇷𒅖𒁉𒅕
    dza-ba₄-ba₄ a-šar tam₂-ha-ri-im GIŠ.TUKUL-šu li-iš-bi-ir
    /Zabāba ašar tamḫārim kakkašu lišbir/
    may Zabāba break his weapon in battle

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References

  • “tamḫāru”, 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) “tamḫāru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag