Karum

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Central Anatolia during the kārum period

Karum ( n .; Pl .: Karū) denotes an Assyrian berth or port. It is also used for traders' offices ( tamkarum ). Many of them were abroad. In the ancient Assyrian period, karū were located in Kültepe (Kaniš), Alışar Höyük (Amkuwa), Boğazkale (Hattuš) and Acemhöyük in Anatolia, others were in the as yet unsubstantiated places Tamnia , Turḫumit and Purušḫanda . The karū were under their own administration, the bēt kārim . This was also active in trade, but could also take action against debtors, seal houses or even confiscate them.

literature

  • Klaas Veenhof : "Modern" features in Old Assyrian Trade . In: Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient , Vol. 40 (1997), Issue 4, ISSN  0022-4995