𒎏

𒎏 U+1238F, 𒎏 CUNEIFORM SIGN NIN ← 𒎎 [U+1238E] Cuneiform 𒎐 → [U+12390]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒎏	Sign Number
MZL	887
Deimel	556
HZL	299

Usage notes

• Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining 𒊩 and 𒌆.

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	𒎏
Sumerograms	EREŠ, NIN
Phonetic values	nin

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin, “lady”)

Logogram

𒎏 • (NIN)

1. Sumerogram of aḫātum (“sister”)
2. Sumerogram of bēltum (“lady”)
3. Sumerogram of rubātum (“princess”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

“lady”

Emegir	𒎏 (nin)
Emesal	𒂵𒊭𒀭 (gašan)

“lord (in male gods' names)”

Emegir	𒎏 (nin)
Emesal	𒅇𒈬𒌦 (umun)

Noun

𒎏 • (nin)

1. lady, queen, mistress
2. (in male gods' names) lord

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /nin/
𒎐 (nin₉) (Post-Sargonic)

Noun

𒎏 • (nin)

1. sister

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒎏

References

• “𒎏 (nin)” in ePSD2
• “𒎏 (nin)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016

Further reading

• 𒎏 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia