egertu

Akkadian
Root
'-g-r
1 term

Etymology

From agāru (“to write down”). Compare Biblical Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʔiggɛ́rɛṯ, “letter”).

Pronunciation

Noun

egertu f (plural egerātu) (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

  1. letter
  2. tablet
    Synonym: 𒁾 (ṭuppum)

Alternative forms
  • egirtu, igirtu, igertu
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (e-gir₂-tu)
  • 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (e-gir₂-tu₂)
  • 𒂊𒄈𒋼 (e-gir₂-te)
  • 𒂊𒄈𒋾 (e-gir₂-ti)

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