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Akkadian
Etymology
From agāru (“to write down”). Compare Biblical Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʔiggɛ́rɛṯ, “letter”).
Pronunciation
Noun
egertu f (plural egerātu) (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)
- letter
- tablet
- Synonym: 𒁾 (ṭuppum)
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (e-gir₂-tu)
- 𒂊𒄈𒌓 (e-gir₂-tu₂)
- 𒂊𒄈𒋼 (e-gir₂-te)
- 𒂊𒄈𒋾 (e-gir₂-ti)
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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