dārûm

See also: darum, darům, and dārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒁕𒀀𒀸 (dārum, “perpetuity”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /daːˈruːm/

Adjective

dārûm (feminine dārītum, masculine plural dārûtum, feminine plural dāriātum, predicative dārī) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. everlasting, perpetual, enduring

   𒋗𒈠𒄠 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒄠 𒊭 𒈗𒋾𒅀 𒇻 𒀸𒆪𒌦

   šu-ma-am da-ri-a-am ša LUGAL-ti-ia lu aš-ku-un

   /šumam dāriam ša šarrūtīya lū aškun/

   I indeed established everlasting fame for my kingship.

2. durable, lasting

Alternative forms

• dārû (non-mimated)
• dārium

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁕𒌷 (DA.RI₂) (Neo-Assyrian)	𒁕𒊑𒌝 (da-ri-um) 𒁕𒌷𒌝 (da-ri₂-um) 𒁕𒊒𒌑 (da-ru-u₂) 𒁕𒊒𒌋 (da-ru-u) 𒁕𒊒 (da-ru)

References

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