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Translingual
| 𒄩
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Sign Number
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| MZL
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856
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| Deimel
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589
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| HZL
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367
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| Components
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| 𒍝, 𒌋
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Derived signs
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
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𒄩
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| Sumerograms
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A₇, KUA, KU₆, ḪA
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| Phonetic values
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ḫa (ʾa₄)
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Usage notes
- In Old Babylonian this sign was also used to represent a glottal stop. When that happens, some Assyriologists assign to this sign the value: ʾa₄. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄩 (ku₆ /kud/, “fish”).
Logogram
𒄩 • (KU₆)
- Sumerogram of nūnum (“fish”)
Hittite
𒄩
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Etymology
An Akkadogram, possibly for 𒈦𒄷𒌋𒉿𒅀𒀸 (parḫūwayaš).
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Noun
𒄩 • (KU₆)
- an animal whose meat was dried and eaten, possibly a fish
Sumerian
Etymology
A term found in the alleged Euphratic substrate theory, which connects it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu- (“fish”). This word in particular is not of atypical syllable structure for being native Sumerian, which is the main sign indicating a potential borrowing into the language. Concurring with the opinion of Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Rubio, the borrowing from multiple languages rather than a specific substratum is now the predominant viewpoint in the field.
Noun
𒄩 • (ku₆, kud /kud/)
- fish
See also
References
- “𒄩 (kud)” in ePSD2
- Whittaker, Gordon (2008) “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, volume 2, number 3, pages 156–168.
