kāru [KAR : ] (
; Sumerian origin ;)
[Humanities → Geography]
1) on a river : a quay, a bank, a pier ,a wall ;
2) the bank of a ditch ;
3) river or sea : a port, a haven, a harbour (on river or sea) / a harbor ;
rab kāri : quay / port overseer ;
4) a chamber of commerce ;
a trading colony ;
5)
: a trading colony ;
kārum Kaneš : Kaneš trading colony ;
status absolutus : kār kārma: colony by colony ;
6)
: customs ;
bīt kāru : customs house /
: a shop ;
7)
: the current price set by port authorities ;
Variants : karru