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Various suggestions have been made, none of which are convincing: Old Akkadian (Ur III) river name IDEurtum (Gelb, 8) (JAT). Late Babylonian ''ḫartibi'', LÚḫartibi (= Hebrew  
Various suggestions have been made, none of which are convincing: Old Akkadian (Ur III) river name IDEurtum (Gelb, 8) (JAT). Late Babylonian ''ḫartibi'', LÚḫartibi (= Hebrew  
''ḥarḥīm''), “magician, scribe, interpreter of dreams” < Sumerian ''gar.tum'', “prophet, fortuneteller”? (RFS). Possibly cf. Egyptian ''ḥry-tm'', “who is perfect” (an obscure title), which  
''ḥarḥīm''), “magician, scribe, interpreter of dreams” < Sumerian ''gar.tum'', “prophet, fortuneteller”? (RFS). Possibly cf. [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] ''ḥry-tm'', “who is perfect” (an obscure title), which  
may be the source of the Hebrew cited above *(who said this?).
may be the source of the Hebrew cited above *(who said this?).


[[Category:Names]][[Category:Jaredite PN]]
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Jaredite PN]]

Revision as of 11:59, 10 February 2012

Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:16–17, 10:29–30)

No etymology is suggested.

Various suggestions have been made, none of which are convincing: Old Akkadian (Ur III) river name IDEurtum (Gelb, 8) (JAT). Late Babylonian ḫartibi, LÚḫartibi (= Hebrew ḥarḥīm), “magician, scribe, interpreter of dreams” < Sumerian gar.tum, “prophet, fortuneteller”? (RFS). Possibly cf. EGYPTIAN ḥry-tm, “who is perfect” (an obscure title), which may be the source of the Hebrew cited above *(who said this?).