bīt ṭuppim
Akkadian
editEtymology
editFrom 𒂍 (bīt, “house”) + 𒁾𒁀 (ṭuppim, “of the tablet”), 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
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈbiːt ˈtˤup.pim/
Noun
editbīt ṭuppim m (plural bīt ṭuppātim) (Old Babylonian, Mari, Boghazkeui, Middle Assyrian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)
Alternative forms
editLogograms | Mixed |
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Related terms
edit- mār bīt ṭuppim (“scribe”)
References
edit- “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