Euphrates
The Euphrates (
i/juːˈfreɪtiːz/; Sumerian: 𒌓𒄒𒉣: Buranuna, Akkadian: 𒌓𒄒𒉣: Purattu, Arabic: الفرات: al-Furāt, Syriac: ̇ܦܪܬ: Pǝrāt, Armenian: Եփրատ: Yeprat, Hebrew: פרת: Perat, Turkish: Fırat, Kurdish: Firat) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia. Originating in eastern Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.
Etymology
The Ancient Greek form Euphrátēs (Ancient Greek: Εὐφράτης) was borrowed from Old Persian Ufrātu, itself from Elamite ú-ip-ra-tu-iš. The Elamite name is ultimately derived from the Sumerian Buranuna, possibly through the Akkadian name. In Akkadian the river was similarly called Purattu, which has been perpetuated in Semitic languages (cf. Syriac P(ə)rāṯ, Arabic al-Furrāt) and in other nearby languages of the time (cf. Hurrian Puranti, Sabarian Uruttu). The Elamite, Akkadian, and possibly Sumerian forms are suggested to be from an unrecorded substrate language. Gamkrelidze and Ivanov suggest the Proto-Sumerian *burudu "copper" (Sumerian urudu) as an origin, with an explanation that Euphrates was the river by which the copper ore was transported in rafts, since Mesopotamia was the center of copper metallurgy during the period.
Euphrates (disambiguation)
Euphrates may refer to:
Euphrates River, part of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia
Euphrates may also refer to:
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13963 Euphrates
13963 Euphrates (1991 PT4) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1991, by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.
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Euphrates
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- Stereotypes Incorporated released: 2004
- A Bend in the River released: 2003
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by: Avery Watts(VERSE 1)
I'm standing at the edge of space and time
Deciding if my being alive is a crime
And if I jump and sail out into the abyss
How much will I really miss?
I'm inching closer, closer to my fate
Lacking a backup plan or escape
And I'm just about to finally go and move ahead
When a voice calls out to me
Here's what it said:
(CHORUS)
STAND
Every woman and man
This is a call for all to rise up and stand
STAND
Every woman and man
Raise up your voice and say that I can
STAND
Every woman and man
This is a call for all to rise up and
All rise up and say…
I CAN
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Get back up on your feet
You’re much to strong to quit on me
Now dry your eyes and brace your back
Prepare for warfare
Here comes the attack
You’re nearly there so don’t you stop
Making your very own way to the top
And when you see your victory
Together we will be
We’re now free
(BRIDGE)
Everybody now…
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