𒄭
Appearance
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Translingual
[edit]Cuneiform sign
[edit]𒄭 | Sign Number | |
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MZL | 631 | |
Deimel | 396; 404*,1 | |
HZL | 335 |
Derived signs
[edit]References
[edit]- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
[edit]Sign values
[edit]Sign | 𒄭 |
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Sumerograms | DUG₃, DU₁₀, I₁₁, ḪE/ḪI |
Phonetic values | ḫe/ḫi (ʾi₃) |
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dug₃, “pleasant, good”)
Logogram
[edit]𒄭 • (DUG₃)
- Sumerogram of ṭābum (“pleasant, good”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dub₃, “knee”).
Logogram
[edit]𒄭 • (ḪI)
- Sumerogram of birkum (“knee, lap”)
Sumerian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms of /dub/ |
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𒄭𒌒 (du₁₀-ub) |
Noun
[edit]𒄭 • (dub₃, du₁₀ /dub/)
Etymology 2
[edit]Emegir |
𒄭 (dug)
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Emesal |
Verb
[edit]𒄭 • (dug₃, du₁₀ /dug/)
Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]𒄭 • (ḫi)
- to mix