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𒄭

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𒄭 U+1212D, 𒄭
CUNEIFORM SIGN HI
𒄬
[U+1212C]
Cuneiform 𒄮
[U+1212E]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒄭 Sign Number
MZL 631
Deimel 396; 404*,1
HZL 335

Derived signs

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References

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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign 𒄭
Sumerograms DUG₃, DU₁₀, I₁₁, ḪE/ḪI
Phonetic values ḫe/ḫi (ʾi₃)

Usage notes

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  • In Old Babylonian this sign was also used to represent a glottal stop. When that happens, some Assyriologists assign to this sign the value: ʾi₃. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.

Etymology 1

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dug₃, pleasant, good)

Logogram

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𒄭 (DUG₃)

  1. Sumerogram of ṭābum (pleasant, good)

Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dub₃, knee).

Logogram

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𒄭 (ḪI)

  1. Sumerogram of birkum (knee, lap)

Sumerian

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms of
/dub/
𒄭𒌒 (du₁₀-ub)

Noun

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𒄭 (dub₃, du₁₀ /dub/)

  1. knee
  2. lap

Etymology 2

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“to be good”
Emegir
𒄭 (dug)
Emesal
𒍢𒅁 (zeb)

Verb

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𒄭 (dug₃, du₁₀ /dug/)

  1. to be good, pleasing, enjoyable
  2. to be sweet
  3. to enjoy, relish

Etymology 3

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Verb

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𒄭 (ḫi)

  1. to mix

See also

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References

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  • 𒄭 (dub)” in ePSD2
  • 𒄭 (dug)” in ePSD2
  • 𒄭 (ḫi)” in ePSD2