bīt ṭuppim

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒂍 (bītum) +‎ 𒁾 (ṭuppum), literally “tablet house”. Compare Biblical Hebrew בַּיִת (báyiṯ, “house; school”) and Mishnaic Hebrew בֵּית סֵפֶר (beṯ séfɛr, “school”, literally “book house”). Compare the formation Persian دبستان (dabestân).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːt ˈtˤup.pim/

Noun

bīt ṭuppim m (plural bīt ṭuppātim) (Old Babylonian, Mari, Boghazkeui, Middle Assyrian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

1. school
2. archive room

Alternative forms

• bīt ṭuppi (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Mixed
𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (E₂.DUB.BA.A) 𒂍𒁾𒁀 (E₂.DUB.BA)	𒂍𒁾𒉺𒁴 (E₂ ṭup-pa-tim)

Related terms

• mār bīt ṭuppim (“scribe”)

References

• “ṭuppu A in bīt ṭuppi”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 19, Ṭ, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 2006, page 149