𒃲𒉌

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒃲𒉌 (santana /⁠santanak⁠/, “chief gardener”).

Logogram

𒃲𒉌 • (SANTANA, ŠANDANA, GAL.NI)

1. Sumerogram of šandanakkum (“date orchard administrator”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒃲

𒉌

Noun

𒃲𒉌 • (santana, šandana, GAL.NI /santanak, šandanak/)

1. (chief) gardener

References

• “𒃲𒉌 (santanak)” in ePSD2
• “𒃲𒉌 (šandana(k))” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016