Translingual
| π
|
Sign Number
|
| MZL
|
556
|
| Deimel
|
347
|
| HZL
|
96
|
| Components
|
| π
, π¦
|
Derived signs
References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
Sign values
| Sign
|
π
|
| Sumerograms
|
AGA, MIR, NIMGIR, UKU
|
| Phonetic values
|
mir
|
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π, a variant form of π (nigΜir, βheraldβ).
Logogram
π β’ (NIMGIR)
- Sumerogram of nΔgirum (βheraldβ)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Noun
π or π
β’ (ginβ, gigΜβ /gigΜ/)
- (unit of weight) shekel (1/60 π πΎ (mana), corresponding to 8 gr.)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms of /gigΜ/
|
| ππ (urudgigΜβ)
|
Noun
π or π
β’ (ginβ, gigΜβ /gigΜ/)
- axe, adze
References