π»
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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
| π» | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 812 | |
| Deimel | 537 | |
| HZL | 210 | |
| Components | ||
| πΈ, π¦ | ||
Derived signs
Usage notes
- Later identical in shape to π³.
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 | LU, UDU |
| Phonetic values | lu |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π» (udu, βsheepβ)
Logogram
π» β’ (UDU)
- Sumerogram of immerum (βsheepβ)
Hittite
Etymology
Not attested in syllabic writing, but the spelling π»π» (UDU-us) indicates that it was a u-stem word, and therefore could be reconstructed as *pekkus. See Proto-Indo-European *peαΈ±u- (βlivestock, domestic animalsβ).
Noun
π» β’ (UDU /pekkus/)
Alternative forms
- π»π» (UDU-us /β pekkusβ /)
Sumerian
| Emegir |
π» (udu)
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|---|---|
| Emesal |
Etymology 1
Noun
π» β’ (udu /uΕa/ or /udu/)
Derived terms
- π»π΄ (udunita)
- π»π² (udugal)
- π»π (udu'i)
- π»πΊ (udu niga)
- π»π (udu sikik)
Related terms
- π»π /π (lulim)
- πΊπ» (sipad)
References
- βπ» (udu)β in ePSD2
- βπ» (udu)β in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ[1] (doctoral thesis), page 43
Etymology 2
Verb
π» β’ (lu)
- to be abundant
References
- βπ» (lu)β in ePSD2
Etymology 3
| Alternative forms of /lu/ |
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| π (luβ) |
Verb
π» β’ (lu)
References
- βπ» (lu)β in ePSD2
See also
- Sumerian terms spelled with π»