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Akkadian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sumerian 𒁾𒊬 (dubsar, “scribe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ṭupšarrum m (construct state ṭupšar, plural ṭupšarrū)
- scribe, tablet writer
𒌅𒌒𒊭𒊒𒌝 𒀜𒋫 𒌅𒌒𒊭𒊒𒌝 𒀀𒈾𒆪- [ṭupšarrum atta? ṭupšarrum anāku]
- tu-up-ša-ru-um at-ta tu-up-ša-ru-um a-na-ku
- Are you a scribe? Yes, I am a scribe
- (Mélanges Birot 73 Ni 9688)
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒁾𒊬 (DUB.SAR)
- 𒇽𒁾𒊬 (LU₂.DUB.SAR)
- 𒇽𒋃 (LU₂.ŠID/UMBISAG)
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- 𒁾𒊬𒀸 (ṭup-šar-rum)
- 𒌅𒌒𒊭𒊒𒌝 (tu-up-ša-ru-um)
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Descendants
- → Mishnaic Hebrew: טַפְסָר (ṭap̄sɔ́r, “scribe”)
References
- “ṭupšarru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011