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𒄑 U+12111, 𒄑
CUNEIFORM SIGN GISH
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Cuneiform 𒄒

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄑 Sign Number
MZL 469
Deimel 296
HZL 178

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 𒄑
Sumerograms GEŠ, GIŠ, IS, IZ
Phonetic values ez/es/eṣ, giš, iz/is/iṣ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄑 (g̃eš).

Logogram

𒄑 (GIŠ)

  1. Sumerogram of iṣum (tree; wood)
  2. (Neo-Babylonian) Akkadogram of našûm (to lift, carry)

Determinative

𒄑 (GIŠ, giš)

  1. used before names of trees and wooden objects

Sumerian

“tree”
Emegir
𒄑 (g̃eš)
Emesal
𒈬 (mu)

Determinative

𒄑 (g̃eš)

  1. used before names of trees and wooden objects.

Noun

𒄑 (g̃eš, g̃iš /g̃eš/)

  1. tree
  2. wood, timber, log
  3. yoke

See also

References

  • 𒄑 (g̃eš)” in ePSD2