qerītum

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Akkadian

Root
q-r-'
2 terms

Etymology

From qerûm (“to call, invite”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1.  banquet, feast, festive meal

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References

  • “qerītu”, 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) “qerītu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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