𒆪

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𒆪 U+121AA, 𒆪
CUNEIFORM SIGN KU
𒆩
Cuneiform 𒆫

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆪 Sign Number
MZL 808
Deimel 536
HZL 206

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 𒆪
Sumerograms DURUN, DURU₂, DUR₂, KU, TUKUL, TUŠ, ŠE₁₀
Phonetic values ku/qu₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆪 (tukul, weapon)

Logogram

𒆪 (TUKUL)

  1. (rare) Sumerogram of kakkum (weapon)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒆪 (tukul)

  1. Alternative form of 𒄑𒆪 (g̃eštukul /⁠tukul⁠/)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of
/dab/
𒁳 (dab)
𒍏 (dab₆)

Verb

𒆪 (dab₅ /dab/)

  1. to grasp, hold, seize

See also

Etymology 3

Verb

𒆪 (ku /ku/)

  1. to place, lay, spread

Verb

𒆪 (tuš /tuš/)

  1. to sit, dwell, be inactive (perfective stem).

Verb

𒆪 (dur₂ /dur/) (plural durun, written 𒂉𒊒𒉈 dur₂-ru-ne or 𒆪𒆪 KU.KU)

  1. to sit, dwell, be inactive (imperfective stem).

See also

References

  • 𒆪 (dab)” in ePSD2
  • 𒆪 (tukul)” in ePSD2
  • 𒆪 (ku)” in ePSD2
  • 𒆪 (tuš)” in ePSD2
  • 𒆪 (dur)” in ePSD2
  • 𒆪 (durun)” in ePSD2