Yaudāya

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yəhûḏî). Equivalent to 𒆳𒅀𒌑𒁲 (KURia-ú-di /⁠Yaudu⁠/, “Judah”) +‎ -𒀀𒀀 (-a.a /⁠-āya⁠/, gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jauˈdaː.ja/

Proper noun

Yaudāya (Neo-Assyrian)

  1. Judean, of Judah, an Iron Age tribal grouping, and later kingdom, of Northwest Semites
    • Annals of Sennacherib:
      𒀀𒈾 𒁹𒄩𒍝𒆥𒀀𒌑 𒆳𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 𒀉𒁲𒉡𒋙 𒅘𒊕 𒀀𒈾 𒀭𒉣𒇷 𒂊𒁍𒋗
      a-na mḫa-za-qi-a-ú KURia-ú-da-a-a id-di-nu-šú nak-riš a-na an-zil-li e-pu-šu
      /ana Ḫazaqiyau Yaudāya iddinūšu nakriš ana anzilli ēpušū/
      who had handed him over to Hezekiah of the land Judah in a hostile manner
    • "Nimrud Slab" II R 10.2.28, 29:
      𒁹𒅀𒌑𒄩𒍣 𒆳𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀
      mia-ú-ḫa-zi KURia-ú-da-a-a
      /Yauḫazi Yaudāya/
      Jehoahaz of the land Judah

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆳𒅀𒌋𒁕𒀀𒀀 (KURia-u-da-a-a)
  • 𒆳𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (KURia-u₂-da-a-a)

References

  • "Oracc Search: Judah" Oracc: The Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus: The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, Oracc:Rinap, 2020
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