# KA-RE-RO (Kariru)

> Kariru (personal name, Nuzi Qa-ri-ru, Ka-ri-ru); rival karr- 'ram'

A name in the Linear A onomasticon. The reading is a proposal and carries its tier.

- Reading: Kariru
- Type: Personal name; confidence Speculative. A proposed reading on a word too rare to test. Most occur only once.
- Language: Semitic; confidence Speculative. A proposed reading on a word too rare to test. Most occur only once.
- Sites: Haghia Triada
- Lexicon: [KA-RE-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-RE-RO/index.md>)

## Commentary

Kariru: Nuzi Qa-ri-ru, Ka-ri-ru(m), Qa-ri-ri (NPN 80), root qrr (NPN 322); Purves takes it as Hurrian kar- (NPN 223). Rival: *ka/irr- 'ram'.

## Attestations

- [HT Wc 3003](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWc3003/index.md>)

## References

- NPN: Gelb, Ignace J.; Purves, Pierre M.; MacRae, Allan A. (1943), Nuzi Personal Names. Oriental Institute Publications 57, University of Chicago

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