λιβο

Bactrian edit

Etymology edit

Likely from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (di-i-p-i /⁠dipi⁠/, “inscription”), probably via an intermediate source. The Old Persian term was also borrowed from Elamite 𒁾 (tippi, “document, script”), from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).^[1] Compare Ashokan Prakrit 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi) and 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), whence Sanskrit लिपि (lipi, “writing, document, script”).

Pronunciation edit

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): [liv]

Noun edit

λιβο (libo /liv/)

document
- 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 3:
  ...κιδο ι ωνδο λιβο ζανινδο...
  ...kido i ōndo libo zanindo...
  ...who witness the present document...

References edit

^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “The Case of Elamite Tep-/Tip- and Akkadian ṭuppu”, in Iran, volume 45, number 1, British Institute of Persian Studies, →DOI

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