𒁳

𒁳 U+12073, 𒁳 CUNEIFORM SIGN DIB ← 𒁲 [U+12072] Cuneiform 𒁴 → [U+12074]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁳	Sign Number
MZL	813
Deimel	537
HZL	210
Components
𒆸, 𒉺

Usage notes

• Later identical in shape to 𒇻.

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	𒁳
Sumerograms	DAB, DIB
Phonetic values	dib/dip

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁳 (dab, “to seize”).

Logogram

𒁳 • (DAB)

1. Sumerogram of ṣabātum (“to seize”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁳 (dib, “to go past”).

Logogram

𒁳 • (DIB)

1. Sumerogram of bâ'um (“to walk along”)
2. Sumerogram of etēqum (“to go past”)
3. Sumerogram of kullum (“to hold”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒁳 • (dab)

1. Alternative form of 𒆪 (dab₅ /⁠dab⁠/, “to seize”)

Etymology 2

Verb

𒁳 • (dib)

1. to pass, go past, pass by, go along
2. to go through, to cross over

Etymology 3

Alternative forms of /dib/
𒄑𒁳 (g̃ešdib)

Noun

𒁳 • (dib)

1. board

References

• “𒁳 (dib, “pass”)” in ePSD2
• “𒁳 (dib, “board”)” in ePSD2