edubba
English
Etymology
From Sumerian ππΎππ (eβ-dub-ba-a /β edubakβ /, βschoolβ, literally βhouse of tabletsβ).
Noun
edubba (plural edubbas)
- A Sumerian 'house of tablets', a place of learning where archives and literature were stored on clay tablets. A school and repository of knowledge.
References
- Archaic bookkeeping, by Hans JΓΆrg Nissen, Peter Damerow, Robert K. Englund, 2000, p. 108.