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𒌋


𒌋 U+1230B, 𒌋
CUNEIFORM SIGN U
← 𒌊
[U+1230A] 		Cuneiform 𒌌 →
[U+1230C]

Translingual edit

Cuneiform sign edit

𒌋 Sign Number
MZL 661
Deimel 411
HZL 261

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 𒌋
Sumerograms 10, 36000, 600, BUR₃, GIGURU, U, UMUN
Phonetic values u, šu₄

Etymology 1 edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋 (giguru, “edge, rim”).

Logogram edit

𒌋 • (GIGURU)

  1. Sumerogram of gigurû (“Winkelhaken”)

Etymology 2 edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋 (u, “ten”).

Logogram edit

𒌋 • (U)

  1. Sumerogram of ešeret (“ten”)

Etymology 3 edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋 (umun, “lord”).

Logogram edit

𒌋 • (UMUN)

  1. Sumerogram of bēlum (“lord”)

Elamite edit

Pronoun edit

𒌋 (u)

  1. I

Hittite edit

Symbol edit

𒌋 • (u)

  1. Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.

Luwian edit

Symbol edit

𒌋 (u)

  1. Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.

Sumerian edit

Sumerian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: 𒌋 (u)

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

𒌋 • (bur₃ /burud/)

  1. breach, hole
  2. depression, low-lying area, depth

Verb edit

𒌋 • (bur₃ /burud/)

  1. to perforate
  2. to be deep

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

𒌋 • (bur₃ /bur/)

  1. unit of area and volume "bur"

Etymology 3 edit

From 𒄀 (gi, “reed”) +‎ 𒄥 (gur, “to turn”) +‎ 𒀀 (a, nominalizing suffix), literally “reed stylus turned around”, indicating the antecedent of the sign 𒌋, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus.

Noun edit

𒌋 • (giguru)

  1. edge, rim

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

𒌋 • (šu₄ /šug/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒁻 (sug₂ /⁠sug⁠/, “plural of 𒁺 (gub, “to stand”)”)

Etymology 5 edit

Noun edit

𒌋 • (u)

  1. abuse
  2. finger
  3. gift
  4. totality
  5. hole, earth

Etymology 6 edit

Jagersma proposes /ju/ as original pronunciation, which later changed to /ˀu/, with loss of initial /j/.[1]

Numeral edit

𒌋 • (u /u/)

  1. ten, 10

Etymology 7 edit

Noun edit

𒌋 • (umun)

  1. Alternative form of 𒅇𒈬𒌦 (u₃-mu-un /⁠umun⁠/, “lord”)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The template Template:R:sux:DGS does not use the parameter(s): 
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  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎[2] (doctoral thesis), page 242
  • “𒌋 (u, “ten”)” in ePSD2
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