ṭupšarrum
Akkadian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sumerian 𒁾𒊬 (dubsar, “scribe”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /tˤupˈʃar.rum/
Noun
editṭupšarrum m (construct state ṭupšar, plural ṭupšarrū)
- scribe, tablet writer
- 𒌅𒌒𒊭𒊒𒌝 𒀜𒋫 𒌅𒌒𒊭𒊒𒌝 𒀀𒈾𒆪
- [ṭupšarrum atta? ṭupšarrum anāku]
- tu-up-ša-ru-um at-ta tu-up-ša-ru-um a-na-ku
- Are you a scribe? Yes, I am a scribe
- (Mélanges Birot 73 Ni 9688)
Alternative forms
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Descendants
edit- → Mishnaic Hebrew: טַפְסָר (ṭap̄sɔ́r, “scribe”)
References
edit- “ṭupšarru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011