erretum

Akkadian

Root
'-r-r
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒀀𒊏𒀸 (arārum, “to curse, insult”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈer.re.tum/

Noun

erretum f (plural errētum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. curse, malediction
2. accursed person

Alternative forms

• erretu (non-mimated), arratum, arratu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀾 (AŠ₂)	𒂊𒊑𒌅𒌝 (e-re-tu-um) 𒅈𒊏𒌈 (ar-ra-tum) 𒌒𒊏𒌈 (ar₂-ra-tum) 𒅈𒊏𒀀𒌅 (ar-ra-a-tu) 𒅕𒊑𒁴 (er-re-tim) (genitive) 𒀀𒊏𒁴 (a-ra-tim) (genitive)

References

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