karum

Hittite trading post

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In Kültepe
…existed a number of Assyrian karums (trade outposts, of which Kanesh was probably the most important), which served as end stations for the caravan shipments from and to Assyria and as distribution centres. Assyrian textiles and items transshipped from Babylonia were traded for Anatolian copper and silver.
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In Anatolia: Middle Bronze Age
The principal trading colony, or karum, has been discovered at Kültepe (ancient Nesa), where Assyrian archives show that the foreigners lived on good terms with their Anatolian neighbours and intermarried with them. The karum itself, known as Kanesh, resembled a chamber of commerce, with authority to fix prices, settle debts,…
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