Jastrow: דִּיסְקָא

דִּיסְקָא, (דִּסְקָא) m. (δίσκος) disc (always used in the sense of tabula, tabella), 1) tablet.—Pl. דִּיסְקֵי. Men. 40ᵃ ליכתביה אד׳ (Rashi אדיסקי׳, Ms. R. 2 a. K. אר׳) let it be published on public tablets (inscriptions; comment.: in official letters from Palestine to Babylon, v. infra). —2) official document, letter. B. Kam. 112ᵇ נקיט ד׳ מב"ד וכ׳ (M. M. ריסקא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he held a letter from the Supreme Court (authorizing him to take depositions of witnesses). Kidd. 70ᵃ ד׳ דזמינותא Ar. (ed. פיתקא דהזמנא, פיסקא) summons to appear before court. Ib.ᵇ, v. דַּסְקָא.—Pl. דִּיסְקֵי. Men. 40ᵃ, v. supra. Gitt. 36ᵃ their signatures in the shape of figures (as a fish, bough &c.) were known to the public בדסקי (Rashi בדיס׳, Ar. בדייס׳) by the official letters which they issued. Ib. 88ᵃ רב בדי׳ וכ׳ (Ar. בדיי׳) Rab put his signature sideways only in official letters.—[דיסקאות, v. דִּיסַקְיָא.]