𒂟

𒂟 U+1209F, 𒂟 CUNEIFORM SIGN ERIN2 ← 𒂞 [U+1209E] Cuneiform 𒂠 → [U+120A0]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂟	Sign Number
MZL	612
Deimel	393
HZL	327

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	𒂟
Sumerograms	EREM, EREN₂, ERIM, ERIN₂, ZALAG₂
Phonetic values	zab/zap, ṣab/ṣap

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂟 (erin₂ /⁠erin⁠/, “troops”).

Logogram

𒂟 • (ERIN₂)

1. Sumerogram of ṣābum (“troops”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂟 (zalag₂ /⁠zalag⁠/).

Logogram

𒂟 • (ZALAG₂)

1. Sumerogram of nūrum (“light”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒂟 • (erin₂ /erin/)

1. troops, workers, work-gang, conscripts

Etymology 2

Verb

𒂟 • (erin₂ /erin/)

1. to yoke, harness

Etymology 3

Verb

𒂟 • (zalag₂ /zalag/)

1. Alternative form of 𒌓 (zalag)

References

• “𒂟 (erin, “troops”)” in ePSD2
• “𒂟 (erin, “to yoke”)” in ePSD2