𒁾

𒁾

𒁾 U+1207E, 𒁾 CUNEIFORM SIGN DUB ← 𒁽 [U+1207D] Cuneiform 𒁿 → [U+1207F]

Akkadian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Noun

𒁾 (ţuppu)

1. (clay) tablet
2. document
3. letter

Descendants

• → Elamite:
  • → Old Persian: 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi-, “inscription; document”)
    • Middle Persian: dywʾn' (dīwān), dpywʾn'
      • Persian: دیوان‎ (divân, dêvân) (see there for further descendants)
      • → Old Armenian: դիւան (diwan)
        • Armenian: դիվան (divan)
    • Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥‎ (dibīr)
      • Persian: دبیر‎ (dabir, debir)
        • → Ottoman Turkish: دبیر‎ (debîr)
      • → Old Armenian: դպիր (dpir) (from some Middle Iranian language, possibly Middle Persian)
        • Armenian: դպիր (dpir)
    • Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭯‎‎ (dp‎)
      • Persian: دف‎ (daf) (see there for further descendants)
    • Middle Persian:
      • Persian: دب‎ (dab)
        • → Arabic: أَدَب‎‎‎ (ʾadab, “etiquette, education, being well-read, literature”) (see there for further descendants)
    • → Ashokan Prakrit: 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁‎ (dipi) (Shahbazgarhi, Mansehra)
      • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi) (Girnar, Dhauli, Jaugada)
        • → Sanskrit: लिपि (lipi)

Noun

𒁾 (kunukku)

1. cylinder seal, sealed tablet, kunukku

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: կնիք (knikʿ), կնունք (knunkʿ)
  • Middle Armenian: կնունք (knunkʿ), կնուք (knukʿ)
    • Armenian: կնունք (knunkʿ), կնուք (knukʿ)
  • → Armenian: կնիք (knikʿ)
• → Slavic: *kъnjiga (possibly) (see there for further descendants)

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Sumerian

Noun

𒁾 (dub)

1. tablet

Noun

𒁾 (kišib)

1. cylinder seal, sealed tablet
   • Enki and the world order: t.1.1.3, line 72:

     kišib-ĝal_2< an ki-bi-da-me-en

     I am the seal-keeper of heaven and earth.

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒁾 (ṭuppu, “tablet, document, letter”) (see there for further descendants)

References

• ePSD
• ePSD