𒅆𒂠

Translingual

Glyph origin

Originally a drawing of a star.

Cuneiform sign

𒅆𒂠	Sign Number
MZL	732
Deimel	455,19f
HZL	—
Components
𒅆, 𒂠

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	𒅆𒂠
Sumerograms	LIBIR
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅆𒂠 (libir, “to be old”).

Logogram

𒅆𒂠 • (LIBIR)

1. Sumerogram of labirum (“old, previous”)

Sumerian

Verb

𒅆𒂠 • (libir)

1. to be old, long-lasting
2. to be former

References

• “𒅆𒂠 (libir)” in ePSD2