𒅆𒍑

Hittite

𒅆𒍑	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Alternative forms

• 𒅆𒄿𒌑𒍑 (ši-i-ú-uš /⁠sjeus/ or /zjeuz⁠/)

Etymology

Possibly from earlier *zyews from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky, heaven”). Compare also Urartian 𒀭𒅆𒄿𒌑𒄿𒉌 (^dši-i-u₂-i-ni).

Noun

𒅆𒍑 • (ši-uš)

1. god