𒆕
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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
| 𒆕 | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 379 | |
| Deimel | 230 | |
| HZL | 75 | |
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 | 𒆕 |
|---|---|
| Sumerograms | DU₃, GAG/KAK, KAL₃ |
| Phonetic values | gag/kak/qaq |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆕 (du₃ /du/, “to build; to be all”).
Logogram
𒆕 • (DU₃)
- Sumerogram of banûm (“to build”)
- (in personal names) Sumerogram of banûm (“to be good, beautiful”)
- Sumerogram of epēšum (“to do, act; to make, build”)
- Sumerogram of kalûm (“totality, all”)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Verb
𒆕 • (du₃, dru₃ /řu/)
- to build, erect, make
- to plant
- to apply, affix, make fast, build onto, fasten onto
- to detain, hold back, restrain, impede, catch, hold onto, retain
- to drive in, insert
Etymology 2
| Alternative forms of /du/ |
|---|
| 𒁕 (da) |
Verb
𒆕 • (du₃ /du/)
- to be all
Etymology 3
Noun
𒆕 • (gag)
- alternative form of 𒄑𒆕 (gag, “nail”)
Etymology 4
| Alternative forms of /ḫenbur/ |
|---|
| 𒊺𒆕 (ḫenbur₂) |
| 𒄀𒊺𒆕 (giḫenbur₂) |
| 𒄀𒆕 (giḫenbur) |
| 𒄑𒊺𒆕 (g̃ešḫenbur₂) |
Noun
𒆕 • (ḫenbur)
See also
- Sumerian terms spelled with 𒆕