𒈬

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𒈬 U+1222C, 𒈬
CUNEIFORM SIGN MU
← 𒈫
 		Cuneiform 𒈭 →

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒈬 Sign Number
MZL 98
Deimel 61
HZL 17

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 𒈬
Sumerograms MU, MUḪALDIM
Phonetic values mu

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈬 (mu, “name”).

Logogram

𒈬 • (MU)

  1. Sumerogram of šumum (“name”).
  2. Sumerogram of zakārum (“to name, to mention”).
  3. Sumerogram of zikrum (“utterance, mention”).
  4. (rare, in personal names) Sumerogram of nadānum (“to give”)
  5. (rare) Akkadogram of aššum (“concerning, on account of”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈬 (mu, “year”).

Logogram

𒈬 • (MU)

  1. Sumerogram of šattum (“year”).

Etymology 3

From Sumerian expressions like 𒈬𒈗𒅆𒊒 (mu lugal pad₃ /⁠mu lugalak pad⁠/, “to swear by the king's name”), translated in Akkadian as nīš šarrim tamûm (“to swear by the king's life”), where the sign 𒈬 (“name”) was read as the Akkadian word for “life” (nīšum).

Logogram

𒈬 • (MU)

  1. Sumerogram of nīšum (“life”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒈬 • (mu)

  1. name
  2. fame
  3. line of text
References
  • “𒈬 (mu, “name”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2

Noun

𒈬 • (mu)

  1. year
    𒈬 𒌨𒉈𒉌𒈝𒆠 𒁀𒅆𒌨
    mu ur-bi₂-i₃-lumki ba-ḫul
    /mu Urbilum baḫul/
    The year Erbil was raided.
References
  • “𒈬 (mu, “year”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 3

Noun

𒈬 • (muḫaldim)

  1. cook
References
  • “𒈬 (muḫaldim)” in ePSD2

Etymology 4

“tree”
Emegir
𒄑 (g̃eš)
Emesal
𒈬 (mu)

Noun

𒈬 • (mu)

  1. (Emesal) tree, wood
References
  • “𒈬 (mu, “tree”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 5

“penis”
Emegir
𒍑 (g̃eš)
Emesal
𒈬 (mu)

Noun

𒈬 • (mu /mu, meš/)

  1. (Emesal) penis; man, male
References
  • “𒈬 (mu, “penis”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 6

Pronoun

𒈬 • (g̃u₁₀ /g̃u/)

  1. (enclitic) my (first-person possessive pronoun)
    𒋀𒈬 𒀀𒈾𒍪 𒀀𒊏𒍼 𒅗𒈬 𒈠𒍼
    seš-g̃u₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig ka-g̃u₁₀ ma-gig
    /sešg̃u anazu aragig? kagg̃u magig/
    My brother, what part of you hurts? My mouth hurts.
Usage notes
  • The /u/ of 𒈬 (g̃u₁₀ /⁠g̃u⁠/) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
    1. 𒆦𒈗𒂷 ― kisal lugal-g̃a₂ /kisal lugalg̃âk/ ― the courtyard of my master
    2. 𒌷𒂷 ― iri-g̃a₂ /irig̃â/ ― in my city
See also
Sumerian possessive pronouns
singular plural
1st singular 𒈬
g̃u 		𒈨
mē
2nd singular 𒍪
zu 		𒍪𒉈𒉈
zunēnē
3rd singular hum. 𒀀𒉌
ane 		𒀀𒉈𒉈
anēnē
nhum. 𒁉
be
References
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎ (doctoral thesis), page 213

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