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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒂍 (bītum) + 𒁾 (ṭuppum), literally “tablet house”. Compare Biblical Hebrew בַּיִת (báyiṯ, “house; school”) and Mishnaic Hebrew בֵּית סֵפֶר (beṯ séfɛr, “school”, literally “book house”). Compare the formation Persian دبستان (dabestân).
Pronunciation
Noun
bīt ṭuppim m (plural bīt ṭuppātim) (Old Babylonian, Mari, Boghazkeui, Middle Assyrian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)
- school
- archive room
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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