𒂡

𒂡 U+120A1, 𒂡 CUNEIFORM SIGN EZEN ← 𒂠 [U+120A0] Cuneiform 𒂢 → [U+120A2]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂡	Sign Number
MZL	271A
Deimel	152I
HZL	106

Derived signs

• 𒂢
• 𒂣
• 𒂤
• 𒂥
• 𒂦
• 𒂧
• 𒂨
• 𒂩
• 𒂪
• 𒂫
• 𒂬
• 𒂮
• 𒂯
• 𒂰
• 𒂱
• 𒂲
• 𒂳
• 𒂴

 

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	𒂡
Sumerograms	EZEN, SER₃/SIR₃, ŠER₃/ŠIR₃
Phonetic values	šir₃, ḫir

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂡 (šir₃ /⁠šir⁠/, “song”)

Logogram

𒂡 • (ŠIR₃)

1. Sumerogram of zamārum (“to sing”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒂡 • (ezem, ezen /ezem/)

1. festival

Etymology 2

Verb

𒂡 • (ḫir)

1. to squeeze, tighten

Etymology 3

Alternative forms of /šir/
𒋓 (šir)

Noun

𒂡 • (šir₃ /šir/)

1. song

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒂡

References

• “𒂡 (ezem)” in ePSD2
• “𒂡 (ḫir)” in ePSD2
• “𒂡 (šir)” in ePSD2