𒄭

𒄭 U+1212D, 𒄭 CUNEIFORM SIGN HI ← 𒄬 [U+1212C] Cuneiform 𒄮 → [U+1212E]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄭	Sign Number
MZL	631
Deimel	396; 404*,1
HZL	335

Derived signs

• 𒁦
• 𒄮
• 𒄯
• 𒄰
• 𒄱
• 𒄴
• 𒅎
• 𒈧
• 𒉎
• 𒉢
• 𒋓
• 𒋼
• 𒌒

 

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	𒄭
Sumerograms	DUG₃, DU₁₀, I₁₁, ḪE/ḪI
Phonetic values	ḫe/ḫi (ʾi₃)

Usage notes

• In Old Babylonian this sign was also used to represent a glottal stop. When that happens, some Assyriologists assign to this sign the value: ʾi₃. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dug₃, “pleasant, good”)

Logogram

𒄭 • (DUG₃)

1. Sumerogram of ṭābum (“pleasant, good”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄭 (dub₃, “knee”).

Logogram

𒄭 • (ḪI)

1. Sumerogram of birkum (“knee, lap”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of /dub/
𒄭𒌒 (du₁₀-ub)

Noun

𒄭 • (dub₃, du₁₀ /dub/)

1. knee
2. lap

Etymology 2

“to be good”

Emegir	𒄭 (dug)
Emesal	𒍢𒅁 (zeb)

Verb

𒄭 • (dug₃, du₁₀ /dug/)

1. to be good, pleasing, enjoyable
2. to be sweet
3. to enjoy, relish

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄭

References

• “𒄭 (dub)” in ePSD2
• “𒄭 (dug)” in ePSD2