qerītum

Akkadian

Root
q-r-'
2 terms

Etymology

From qerûm (“to call, invite”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /qeˈriː.tum/

Noun

qerītum f (plural qeriātum) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

1.  banquet, feast, festive meal

Alternative forms

• qerītu (non-mimated)
• qarītu (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁉𒌤𒀀 (KAŠ.DE₂.A)	𒆠𒊑𒂊𒌈 (qe₂-re-e-tum) 𒄀𒊑𒌈 (qi₃-ri-tum) 𒆠𒊑𒌈 (qe₂-ri-tum) 𒆠𒊑𒂊𒌓 (qe₂-re-e-tu₂) 𒆠𒊑𒌅 (qe₂-ri-tu)

References

• “qerītu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qerītu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag