𒈿

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𒈿 U+1223F, 𒈿
CUNEIFORM SIGN NA2
𒈾
Cuneiform 𒉀

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒈿 Sign Number
MZL 689
Deimel 431
HZL 314

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 𒈿
Sumerograms NA₂, NU₂
Phonetic values

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈿 (nu₂, nud /⁠nud⁠/, to lie down).

Logogram

𒈿 (NU₂, NA₂)

  1. Sumerogram of niālum (to lie down)
  2. Sumerogram of ṣalālum (to lie down, sleep)

Sumerian

Noun

𒈿 (g̃ešnu₃ /g̃ešnud/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒄑𒈿 (g̃eš-nud /⁠g̃ešnud⁠/)

Verb

𒈿 (nu₂, nud /nud/) (reduplicated form 𒈿𒈿 (nu₂-nu₂ /⁠nunu⁠/))

  1. to lie down
  2. to be ill
  3. to sleep with

References

  • 𒈿 (nud)” in ePSD2