𒆥

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𒆥 U+121A5, 𒆥
CUNEIFORM SIGN KIN
← 𒆤
 		Cuneiform 𒆦 →

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆥 Sign Number
MZL 815
Deimel 538
HZL 47

References

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  • 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 𒆥
Sumerograms KIN
Phonetic values qe, qi

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆥 (kig̃₂ /⁠kig̃⁠/, “work; message”).

Logogram

𒆥 • (KIN)

  1. Sumerogram of šapārum (“to send word; to command”)
  2. Sumerogram of šiprum (“message; work”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒆥 • (kig̃₂ /kig̃/)

  1. work
  2. message

Verb

𒆥 • (kig̃₂ /kig̃/)

  1. to search, seek

Etymology 2

Noun

𒆥 • (kin)

  1. Alternative form of 𒍏𒆥 (urudkin)

See also

References

  • “𒆥 (kig̃, “work”)” in ePSD2
  • “𒆥 (kig̃, “to search”)” in ePSD2
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