bbr

bbr

Egyptian

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛbɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: beber

Proper noun

 m./f. topo.

1. Babylon, Babylonia
   • c. 1439 BCE, Annals of Thutmose III, year 40 inscription, list of tribute from Assur:[1][2]

     ḫsbd nfr n(j) bbr

     good lapis lazuli of Babylon

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bbr  

[3]

bꜣbꜣrw

References

• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 82

1. Sethe, Kurt; Helck, Wolfgang (1906–1958) Urkunden des ägyptischen Altertums IV: Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Leipzig/Berlin: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, page 668
2. Gardiner, Allen (1947) Ancient Egyptian Onomastica: Text, vol. 1, page 192
3. Perrot, Jean (2013) The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia, pages 275, 277