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Translingual edit
Cuneiform sign edit
| 𒂊 | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 498 | |
| Deimel | 308 | |
| HZL | 187 | |
References edit
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian edit
Sign values edit
| Sign | 𒂊 |
|---|---|
| Sumerograms | E |
| Phonetic values | e |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂊 (eg₂, “levee”).
Logogram edit
𒂊 • (E)
- Sumerogram of īkum (“dyke, ditch”)
Sumerian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
𒂊 • (e)
- (vocative interjection) hey
Etymology 2 edit
| Alternative forms of /eg/ |
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| 𒀀 (e₄) |
Noun edit
𒂊 • (eg₂, e /eg/)
- levee, irrigation ditch, embankment (a broad earthen wall which accommodated a ditch or small canal running along its top)[1]
Descendants edit
- → Akkadian: 𒂊 (īkum)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
𒂊 • (e)
- perfective plural and imperfective stem of 𒅗 (du₁₁, dug₄ /dug/, “to speak”)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Steinkeller, JAOS 115 (1995), 543