Urarṭu

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /uˈrar.tˤu/

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

• Uraštu

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

• 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