𒌋

𒌋 U+1230B, 𒌋 CUNEIFORM SIGN U ← 𒌊 [U+1230A] Cuneiform 𒌌 → [U+1230C]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌋	Sign Number
MZL	661
Deimel	411
HZL	261

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	𒌋
Sumerograms	10, 36000, 600, BUR₃, GIGURU, U, UMUN
Phonetic values	u, šu₄

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋 (giguru, “edge, rim”).

Logogram

𒌋 • (GIGURU)

1. Sumerogram of gigurû (“Winkelhaken”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋 (u, “ten”).

Logogram

𒌋 • (U)

1. Sumerogram of ešeret (“ten”)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋 (umun, “lord”).

Logogram

𒌋 • (UMUN)

1. Sumerogram of bēlum (“lord”)

Elamite

Pronoun

𒌋 (u)

1. I

Hittite

Symbol

𒌋 • (u)

1. Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.

Luwian

Symbol

𒌋 (u)

1. Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.

Sumerian

Sumerian numbers ^(edit)

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		1
Cardinal: 𒌋 (u)

Etymology 1

Noun

𒌋 • (bur₃ /burud/)

1. breach, hole
2. depression, low-lying area, depth

Verb

𒌋 • (bur₃ /burud/)

1. to perforate
2. to be deep

Etymology 2

Noun

𒌋 • (bur₃ /bur/)

1. unit of area and volume "bur"

Etymology 3

From 𒄀 (gi, “reed”) +‎ 𒄥 (gur, “to turn”) +‎ 𒀀 (a, nominalizing suffix), literally “reed stylus turned around”, indicating the antecedent of the sign 𒌋, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus.

Noun

𒌋 • (giguru)

1. edge, rim

Etymology 4

Verb

𒌋 • (šu₄ /šug/)

1. Alternative form of 𒁻 (sug₂ /⁠sug⁠/, “plural of 𒁺 (gub, “to stand”)”)

Etymology 5

Noun

𒌋 • (u)

1. abuse
2. finger
3. gift
4. totality
5. hole, earth

Etymology 6

Jagersma proposes /ju/ as original pronunciation, which later changed to /ˀu/, with loss of initial /j/.

Numeral

𒌋 • (u /u/)

1. ten, 10

Etymology 7

Noun

𒌋 • (umun)

1. Alternative form of 𒅇𒈬𒌦 (u₃-mu-un /⁠umun⁠/, “lord”)

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒌋

References

• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[2] (doctoral thesis), page 242
• “𒌋 (u, “ten”)” in ePSD2