Urarṭu

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare with Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărɔrɔ́ṭ, “Ararat”), Old Armenian Այրարատ (Ayrarat, “Ayrarat”) and Ancient Greek Ἀλαρόδιοι (Alaródioi).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Urarṭu ?

  1. Urartu (a country north of Assyria occupying the mountainous area around Lake Van and enemy of Assyria in the first millennium BCE)

Usage notes

In the Akkadian version of the Behistun Inscription, Akkadian Uraštu corresponds to Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/, “Armenia”).

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒌵 (TILLA)
  • 𒆳𒌵 (KUR.URI)
  • 𒆳𒌨𒌒𒂅 (kurur-ar₂-ṭu)
  • 𒆳𒌨𒅈𒂅 (kurur-ar-ṭu)
  • 𒌑𒊏𒅈𒂅 (kuru₂-ra-ar-ṭu)
  • 𒆳𒌑𒊏𒀾𒂅 (kuru₂-ra-aš₂-ṭu)
  • 𒆳𒌵𒀀𒀀 (KUR.URI-a-a)

References
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