bīt ṭuppim

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

• bīt ṭuppi (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Mixed
𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (E₂.DUB.BA.A)	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