𒆠 U+121A0, 𒆠
CUNEIFORM SIGN KI
𒆟
[U+1219F]
Cuneiform 𒆡
[U+121A1]

Translingual edit

 
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Cuneiform sign edit

𒆠 Sign Number
MZL 737
Deimel 461
HZL 313

Derived signs edit

References edit

 
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  • 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 𒆠
Sumerograms KI
Phonetic values ke/qe₂, ki/qi₂

Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆠 (ki, earth, land).

Logogram edit

𒆠 (KI)

  1. Sumerogram of ašrum (place, site)
  2. (rare) Sumerogram of itti (with (someone), literally at (someone)'s place)
  3. Sumerogram of erṣetum (earth, land)
  4. Sumerogram of qaqqarum (earth, territory)
  5. Sumerogram of šaplûm (lower)

Determinative edit

𒆠 (KI, ki)

  1. used after geographical and place names.

Sumerian edit

Noun edit

𒆠 (ki)

  1. place
    𒆠𒂷ki-g̃a₂ /kig̃â/ ― at mine (literally, “at my place”)
  2. ground, earth
  3. the netherworld
  4. (relative pronoun) where
  5. state, country
    𒆠𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠ki Lagaški /ki Lagaš/ ― the state of Lagaš

Related terms edit

Determinative edit

𒆠 (ki)

  1. used after geographical and place names.

See also edit

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