𒁁

𒁁 U+12041, 𒁁 CUNEIFORM SIGN BAD ← 𒁀 [U+12040] Cuneiform 𒁂 → [U+12042]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁁	Sign Number
MZL	113
Deimel	69
HZL	13

Alternative forms

• 𒅂
• 𒌀
• 𒍗

 

Derived signs

• 𒀂
• 𒄰
• 𒆡
• 𒆰
• 𒋾
• 𒍘

 

References

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign	𒁁
Sumerograms	BAD, IDIM, MUD₂, SUMUN, SUN, TIL, UG₇, UŠ₂, ŠUMUN
Phonetic values	bad/bat/baṭ, be, bi₄, mid/mit/miṭ, til, zis/ziz

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁁 (bad, badr /⁠bař⁠/, “to open”).

Logogram

𒁁 • (BAD)

1. Sumerogram of petûm (“to open”)
2. Sumerogram of petûm (“open”)
3. Sumerogram of pītum (“opening”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁁 (idim, “spring, underground waters”)

Logogram

𒁁 • (IDIM)

1. Sumerogram of nagbum (“spring, underground waters”)
2. (in personal names) Sumerogram of kabtum (“heavy; honoured”)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁁 (sumun, “to be old”).

Logogram

𒁁 • (SUMUN, TIL)

1. Sumerogram of labirum (“old”)

Etymology 4

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁁 (til, “to live”) and 𒁁 (til, “to bring to an end”).

Logogram

𒁁 • (TIL)

1. (El-Amarna, Ras Shamra) Sumerogram of balāṭum (“to live”)
2. Sumerogram of gamārum (“to bring to an end”)

Etymology 5

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁁 (uš₂ /⁠uš⁠/, “death; blood”).

Logogram

𒁁 • (UŠ₂)

1. Sumerogram of dāmum (“blood”)
2. Sumerogram of mâtum (“to die”)
3. Sumerogram of mītum (“dead”)
4. Sumerogram of mūtum (“death”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒁁 • (bad, badr /bař/)

1. to open up, spread wide, separate
2. to untie, unravel, reveal
3. to be distant, remote, removed
4. to thresh

References

• “𒁁 (bad)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2

Noun

𒁁 • (idim)

1. underground waters
2. spring

References

• “𒁁 (idim)” in ePSD2

Etymology 3

Verb

𒁁 • (sumun)

1. to be old

References

• “𒁁 (sumun)” in ePSD2

Etymology 4

Verb

𒁁 • (til)

1. Alternative form of 𒋾 (til₃ /⁠til⁠/)

Verb

𒁁 • (til)

1. to be complete, completed, finished, ended, done with
2. to finish off, bring to an end
3. to be old, longlasting

References

• “𒁁 (til)” in ePSD2

Etymology 5

Alternative forms of /uš/
𒍖 (ušₓ(MUNSUB))

Noun

𒁁 • (uš₂ /uš/)

1. death
2. blood

Verb

𒁁 • (uš₂ /uš/)

1. to be dead, die
2. to kill

References

• “𒁁 (uš)” in ePSD2