𒂵

𒂵 U+120B5, 𒂵 CUNEIFORM SIGN GA ← 𒂴 [U+120B4] Cuneiform 𒂶 → [U+120B6]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂵	Sign Number
MZL	491
Deimel	319
HZL	159

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	𒂵
Sumerograms	GA
Phonetic values	ga/qa₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂵 (ga, “milk”).

Logogram

𒂵 • (GA)

1. Sumerogram of šizbum (“milk”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒂵 • (ga)

1. milk
2. suckling (as attribute of animals)

Etymology 2

Verb

𒂵 • (ga)

1. to bring, carry

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒂵

References

• “𒂵 (ga, “milk”)” in ePSD2
• “𒂵 (ga, “to carry”)” in ePSD2
• “𒂵 (ga)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016