bīt ṭuppim

Akkadian

Etymology

From 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 (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)

school
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)‎, volume 19, Ṭ, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 2006, page 149

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