𒆟

𒆟 U+1219F, 𒆟 CUNEIFORM SIGN KESH2 ← 𒆞 [U+1219E] Cuneiform 𒆠 → [U+121A0]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆟	Sign Number
MZL	271B
Deimel	152III
HZL	106
Components
𒂡, 𒍦

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	𒆟
Sumerograms	KEŠDA, KEŠ₂
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆟 (keš₂ /⁠kešed⁠/, “to bind”).

Logogram

𒆟 • (KEŠDA, KEŠ₂)

1. Sumerogram of rakāsum (“to bind”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒆟 • (gir₁₁ /gir/)

1. to yoke, harness, bind

Etymology 2

Verb

𒆟 • (keš₂ /kešed/)

1. to bind, put together

References

• “𒆟 (gir)” in ePSD2
• “𒆟 (kešed)” in ePSD2