𒀴

𒀴 U+12034, 𒀴 CUNEIFORM SIGN ARAD ← 𒀳 [U+12033] Cuneiform 𒀵 → [U+12035]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒀴	Sign Number
MZL	18
Deimel	50
HZL	16

Derived signs

• 𒀵

 

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	𒀴
Sumerograms	ARAD, IR₃, NITAḪ₂, NITA₂
Phonetic values	er₃/ir₃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀴 (arad, “male servant”).

Logogram

𒀴 • (ARAD, IR₃)

1. Sumerogram of wardum (“male slave”)

Alternative forms

𒀵 (ARAD₂)

Sumerian

Glyph origin

This sign represents the evolution of what was originally a drawing of male genitals. See also 𒊩.

Etymology 1

Noun

𒀴 • (ir₃, arad /arad/)

1. Alternative form of 𒀵 (arad₂ /⁠arad⁠/)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒀴 • (nita₂ /nita/)

1. Alternative form of 𒍑 (nita, “male”)

References

• “𒀴 (arad)” in ePSD2
• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 17