Urarṭu
Akkadian edit
Etymology edit
Compare with Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărɔrɔ́ṭ, “Ararat”), Old Armenian Այրարատ (Ayrarat, “Ayrarat”) and Ancient Greek Ἀλαρόδιοι (Alaródioi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /uˈrar.tˤu/
Proper noun edit
Urarṭu ?
- Urartu (a country north of Assyria occupying the mountainous area around Lake Van and enemy of Assyria in the first millennium BCE)
Usage notes edit
In the Akkadian version of the Behistun Inscription, Akkadian Uraštu corresponds to Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/, “Armenia”).
Alternative forms edit
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References edit
- Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 153
- The Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo) Project: Urarṭu
- Hewsen, R. H. (1987) “Ayrarat”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York