𒍩

𒍩 U+12369, 𒍩 CUNEIFORM SIGN ZIZ2 ← 𒍨 [U+12368] Cuneiform 𒍪 → [U+1236A]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• 𒀾

Cuneiform sign

𒍩	Sign Number
MZL	548
Deimel	339
HZL	241

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	𒍩
Sumerograms	AŠ₂, ZIZ₂
Phonetic values	aš₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍩 (ziz₂, “emmer”).

Logogram

𒍩 • (AŠ₂, ZIZ₂)

1. Sumerogram of kiššātum (“emmer”)
2. Sumerogram of kunāšum (“emmer”)

See also

• 𒌚𒀾 (Šabāṭum, “eleventh month”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒍩 • (ziz₂)

1. emmer wheat

References

• “𒍩 (ziz)” in ePSD2