A register of names from Beth Nahrain

Assyrian Boy Names

ܫܡܗܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ

Assyrian naming runs in five layers, each laid down by a different century and still in use today — a boy called Sargon carries an Akkadian throne name from 2300 BC, his cousin Khoshaba carries the Syriac word for Sunday, and their neighbour Nuhra is simply named Light. Every entry below gives the meaning, the language it came from, the Syriac spelling, and how to say it.