Translingual
| π
|
Sign Number
|
| MZL
|
864
|
| Deimel
|
598d
|
| HZL
|
374
|
| Components
|
| πΉ
|
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
|
480, 8, USSU
|
| Phonetic values
|
β
|
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (ussu, βeightβ)
Logogram
π β’ (USSU)
- Sumerogram of samΔnat (βeightβ)
Sumerian
Etymology
A derivation from π (iaβ /β yaβ /, βfiveβ) +β π (eΕ‘β
/β eΕ‘β /, βthreeβ) has been proposed, but it is phonologically impossible. The etymology of this numeral remains unknown.
Alternative forms of /ussu/
|
| π (ussuβ)
|
Numeral
π β’ (ussu)
- eight, 8
References
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ[1] (doctoral thesis), page 243
- βπ (ussu)β in ePSD2