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Dates
Khazad-dûm was founded during the First Age, and deserted in III 1981; the Chamber of Mazarbul was briefly reoccupied III 2989 - III 2994
Location
Within Khazad-dûm, attached to the Twenty-first Hall of the Seventh Level above the East-gate
Race
Division
Culture
Originally made by the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, and briefly reoccupied by their descendants, the Dwarves of Erebor
Family
Pronunciation
Mazarbul is probably pronounced 'ma'zarbool'
Meaning
Mazarbul apparently means 'records'1
Other names

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Chamber of Mazarbul

The Chamber of Records in old Khazad-dûm

The old Chamber of Records of Khazad-dûm. It was used as a base by Balin when he made his ill-fated attempt at recolonisation: the Company of the Ring found his tomb there as they passed through Moria.


Notes

1

The name Mazarbul is never specifically interpreted, but the fact that this chamber is interchangeably described as the 'Chamber of Mazarbul' and the 'Chamber of Records' strongly implies that the Khuzdul word mazarbul can be read as meaning 'records'.

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