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Translingual
| π
|
Sign Number
|
| MZL
|
887
|
| Deimel
|
556
|
| HZL
|
299
|
| Components
|
| π©, π
|
Usage notes
- Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining π© and π.
References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
Sign values
| Sign
|
π
|
| Sumerograms
|
EREΕ , NIN
|
| Phonetic values
|
nin
|
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (nin, βladyβ)
Logogram
π β’ (NIN)
- Sumerogram of aαΈ«Δtum (βsisterβ)
- Sumerogram of bΔltum (βladyβ)
- Sumerogram of rubΔtum (βprincessβ)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Noun
π β’ (nin)
- lady, queen, mistress
- (in male gods' names) lord
Etymology 2
Alternative forms of
/nin/
|
π (ninβ)
(Post-Sargonic)
|
Noun
π β’ (nin)
- sister
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