Urarṭu

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Compare with Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărɔrɔ́ṭ, “Ararat”), Old Armenian Այրարատ (Ayrarat, “Ayrarat”) and Ancient Greek Ἀλαρόδιοι (Alaródioi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈrar.tˤu/ === Proper noun === Urarṭu ? 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 ==== Urašṭu === 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