Old Persian

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Proper noun

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𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽 (b-a-b-i-ru /bābiru/) m

  1. Babylon
  2. Babylonian (person)

Descendants

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  • Egyptian:
    Late Egyptian:
    bAbArw
    xAst
    (bꜣbꜣrw)[1][2]
  • Pali: Bāveru[3]

References

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  1. ^ Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 185
  2. ^ Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject L01, b3b3l (Babylonia), Livius.org
  3. ^ Albright, W. F., A Babylonian Geographical Treatise on Sargon of Akkad's Empire, Journal of the American Oriental Society (1925)