𒁑

𒁑 U+12051, 𒁑 CUNEIFORM SIGN BULUG ← 𒁐 [U+12050] Cuneiform 𒁒 → [U+12052]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁑	Sign Number
MZL	169
Deimel	96
HZL	—

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	𒁑
Sumerograms	BULUG
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁑 (bulug, “boundary”).

Logogram

𒁑 • (BULUG)

1. Sumerogram of pulukkum (“boundary”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /bulug/
𒉄 (bulug₄)
𒍏𒉄 (urudbulug₄)
𒁑𒌓𒅗𒁇 (bulugzabar)
𒄑𒁑 (g̃ešbulug)
𒁔 (bulug₂)

Noun

𒁑 • (bulug)

1. chisel
2. needle, pin, seal-pin
3. stake
4. boundary

References

• “𒁑 (bulug)” in ePSD2