𒋢


𒋢 U+122E2, 𒋢
CUNEIFORM SIGN SU
← 𒋡
[U+122E1] 		Cuneiform 𒋣 →
[U+122E3]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋢 Sign Number
MZL 16
Deimel 7
HZL 213

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 𒋢
Sumerograms KUŠ, SU
Phonetic values kuš, su

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋢 (kuš, “skin, hide, leather”).

Logogram

𒋢 • (KUŠ)

  1. Sumerogram of maškum (“skin, hide, leather”)

Determinative

𒋢 • (KUŠ, kuš)

  1. used before names of leather items and animal hide.

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋢 (su, “body”).

Logogram

𒋢 • (SU)

  1. Sumerogram of šīrum (“flesh”)
  2. Sumerogram of zumrum (“body, person”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋢 • (kuš)

  1. skin hide
  2. leather

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋢 • (su)

  1. body
  2. flesh
  3. kin, family

Etymology 3

Verb

𒋢 • (su)

  1. to sink
  2. to submerge
  3. to drain

References

  • “𒋢 (kuš)” in ePSD2
  • “𒋢 (su, “body”)” in ePSD2
  • “𒋢 (su, “to sink”)” in ePSD2
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