edubba

English

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (e₂-dub-ba-a /⁠edubak⁠/, “school”, literally “house of tablets”).

Noun

edubba (plural edubbas)

1. A Sumerian 'house of tablets', a place of learning where archives and literature were stored on clay tablets. A school and repository of knowledge.

References

• Archaic bookkeeping, by Hans Jörg Nissen, Peter Damerow, Robert K. Englund, 2000, p. 108.

Anagrams

• bedaub