mārum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic الْمَرْء (al-marʔ, the man).

Pronunciation

Noun

mārum m (construct state mār or māri, plural mārū, feminine mārtum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. son
    Synonym: 𒁉𒉏 (bīnum)
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code, The Louvre, Law 14:
      𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒍢𒄴𒊏𒄠 𒅖𒋫𒊑𒅅 𒀉𒁕𒀝
      [šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣeḫram ištariq iddâk]
      šum-ma a-wi-lum DUMU a-wi-lim ṣe-eḫ-ra-am iš-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak
      If a free man has kidnapped the young son of a free man, he will be executed.
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code, The Louvre, Law 195:
      𒋳𒈠 𒌉 𒀀𒁀𒋗 𒉎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒈩𒇲𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢
      [šumma mārum abāšu imtaḫaṣ rittašu inakkisū]
      šum-ma DUMU A.BA-šu im-ta-ḫa-aṣ KIŠIB.LA₂-šu i-na-ak-ki-su
      If a son has struck his father, his hand will be cut off.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈠𒀸 (ma-rum)
  • 𒈠𒀀𒊒 (ma-a-ru)
  • 𒈠𒊒 (ma-ru)
  • 𒈠𒊒𒌑 (ma-ru-u₂) (plural)
  • 𒈨𒅕𒌑 (me-er-u₂) (plural)

Derived terms

References

  • “māru 1a”, 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) “māru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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