𒂆

𒂆 U+12086, 𒂆 CUNEIFORM SIGN DUN3 GUNU ← 𒂅 [U+12085] Cuneiform 𒂇 → [U+12087]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• 𒂇

Cuneiform sign

𒂆	Sign Number
MZL	556
Deimel	347
HZL	96
Components
𒂅, 𒍦

Derived signs

• 𒂇
• 𒂈

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	𒂆
Sumerograms	AGA, MIR, NIMGIR, UKU
Phonetic values	mir

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂆, a variant form of 𒂇 (nig̃ir, “herald”).

Logogram

𒂆 • (NIMGIR)

1. Sumerogram of nāgirum (“herald”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒂆 or 𒂅 • (gin₂, gig̃₄ /gig̃/)

1. (unit of weight) shekel (1/60 𒈠𒈾 (mana), corresponding to 8 gr.)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /gig̃/
𒍏𒂆 (urudgig̃₄)

Noun

𒂆 or 𒂅 • (gin₂, gig̃₄ /gig̃/)

1. axe, adze

References

• “𒂆 (gig̃, “axe”)” in ePSD2
• “𒂆 (gig̃, “shekel”)” in ePSD2
• “𒂆 (gin₂ (gig̃₄))” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016