𒅆𒂍𒉪

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (u₆-nir /⁠unir⁠/, “temple tower”).

Logogram

𒅆𒂍𒉪 • (U₆.NIR)

1. Sumerogram of ziqqurratum (“temple tower”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒅆𒂍

𒉪

Noun

𒅆𒂍𒉪 • (u₆-nir /unir/)

1. temple tower, ziggurat

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum) (calque) (see there for further descendants)

References

• “𒅆𒂍𒉪 (unir)” in ePSD2