Akkadian

Noun

𒁾 ‎(ţuppu)

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

Noun

𒁾 ‎(kunukku)

1. cylinder seal, sealed tablet, kunukku

Descendants

• Old Armenian: կնուք ‎(knukʿ), կնունք ‎(knunkʿ)
• Proto-Slavic: *kъnjiga (possibly)

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-ĝal₂ an ki-bi-da-me-en

     I am the seal-keeper of heaven and earth.

Descendants

• Akkadian: 𒁾 ‎(ṭuppu, “tablet, document, letter”)
  • Elamite
    • Old Persian: 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 ‎(dipi-, “inscription; document”)
      • Middle Persian: dywʾn' ‎(dīwān), 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥 ‎(dibīr)

References

• ePSD
• ePSD