𒄷

𒄷 U+12137, 𒄷 CUNEIFORM SIGN HU ← 𒄶 [U+12136] Cuneiform 𒄸 → [U+12138]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄷	Sign Number
MZL	132
Deimel	78
HZL	24

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	𒄷
Sumerograms	MUŠEN, ḪU
Phonetic values	pag/pak/paq, ḫu (ʾu₅)

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 ʾu₅. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄷 (mušen, “bird”)

Logogram

𒄷 • (MUŠEN)

1. Sumerogram of iṣṣūrum (“bird”)

Determinative

𒄷 • (MUŠEN, ^mušen)

1. used after names of birds

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒄷 • (mušen)

1. bird

Determinative

𒄷 • (^mušen)

1. used after names of birds

Etymology 2

Verb

𒄷 • (ḫu /ḫur/)

1. to scrape off, grub up

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄷

References

• “𒄷 (mušen)” in ePSD2
• “𒄷 (ḫur)” in ePSD2