π’‚— U+12097, 𒂗
CUNEIFORM SIGN EN
← π’‚–
[U+12096]
Cuneiform π’‚˜ β†’
[U+12098]

Translingual

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Glyph origin

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Cuneiform sign "EN", for "Lord" or "Master": evolution from the pictograph of a throne circa 3000 BCE, followed by simplification and rotation down to circa 600 BCE.[1]

Cuneiform sign

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π’‚— Sign Number
MZL 164
Deimel 99
HZL 40

Derived signs

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References

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  1. ^ β€œSite officiel du musΓ©e du Louvre”, in cartelfr.louvre.frβ€Ž[1], (Can we date this quote?)
 
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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign π’‚—
Sumerograms EN
Phonetic values en

Etymology 1

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’‚— (en, β€œlord”).

Logogram

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π’‚— β€’ (EN)

  1. Sumerogram of bΔ“lum (β€œlord, owner”)
  2. Sumerogram of Δ“num (β€œlord”)

Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’‚— (en /⁠enna⁠/, β€œuntil”)

Logogram

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π’‚— β€’ (EN)

  1. Sumerogram of adi (β€œuntil”)

Etymology 3

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Logogram

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π’‚— β€’ (EN)

  1. (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, mathematics) Sumerogram of mΔ«num (β€œwhat?”)

Sumerian

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Etymology 1

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Conjunction

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π’‚— β€’ (en /enna/)

  1. alternative form of π’‚—π’ˆΎ (en-na /⁠enna⁠/, β€œuntil”)

Etymology 2

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β€œlord”
Emegir
π’‚— (en)
Emesal

Noun

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π’‚— β€’ (en)

  1. lord
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Descendants
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  • β†’ Akkadian: π’‚— (Δ“num)

See also

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References

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  • β€œπ’‚— (en)” in ePSD2