egertu

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From agāru (“to write down”). Compare Biblical Hebrew אִגֶּרֶת (ʔiggɛ́rɛṯ, “letter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈɡer.tu/ === Noun === egertu f (plural egerātu) (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian) letter tablet Synonym: 𒁾 (ṭuppum) ==== Alternative forms ==== egirtu, igirtu, igertu === References === “egirtu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], 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, via the electronic Babylonian Library