bīt ṭuppim

Akkadian

Etymology

From bīt (“house”) +‎ ṭuppim (“of the tablet”), literally “tablet house”.

Pronunciation
  • 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
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Mixed
  • 𒂍𒁾𒉺𒁴 (E₂ ṭup-pa-tim)
  • 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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