𒂕

𒂕 U+12095, 𒂕 CUNEIFORM SIGN EGIR ← 𒂔 [U+12094] Cuneiform 𒂖 → [U+12096]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂕	Sign Number
MZL	356
Deimel	209
HZL	126
Components
𒌈

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	𒂕
Sumerograms	EGIR
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂕 (egir, “after, afterwards”).

Logogram

𒂕 • (EGIR)

1. Sumerogram of warka (“afterwards; behind”)
2. Sumerogram of warkānum (“afterwards”)
3. Sumerogram of warkatum (“backside”)
4. Sumerogram of warki (“after; behind”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /egir/
𒌈 (egir₄)
𒈝 (egir₅)
𒋞 (egir₆)

Noun

𒂕 • (egir)

1. back, end, rear
2. after, afterwards
3. estate, inheritance

References

• “𒂕 (egir)” in ePSD2