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Translingual
| 𒄭
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Sign Number
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| MZL
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631
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| Deimel
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396; 404*,1
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| HZL
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335
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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
|
𒄭
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| Sumerograms
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DUG₃, DU₁₀, I₁₁, ḪE/ḪI
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| Phonetic values
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ḫe/ḫi (ʾi₃)
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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: ʾi₃. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dug₃, “pleasant, good”)
Logogram
𒄭 • (DUG₃)
- Sumerogram of ṭābum (“pleasant, good”)
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dub₃, “knee”).
Logogram
𒄭 • (ḪI)
- Sumerogram of birkum (“knee, lap”)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Alternative forms of
/dub/
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| 𒄭𒌒 (du₁₀-ub)
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Noun
𒄭 • (dub₃, du₁₀ /dub/)
- knee
- lap
Etymology 2
Verb
𒄭 • (dug₃, du₁₀ /dug/)
- to be good, pleasing, enjoyable
- to be sweet
- to enjoy, relish
Etymology 3
Verb
𒄭 • (ḫi)
- to mix
See also
References
