𒅆𒌨

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒅆𒌨	Sign Number
MZL	733
Deimel	456
HZL	290

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	𒅆𒌨
Sumerograms	ḪUL
Phonetic values	ḫul

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅆𒌨 (ḫul /⁠ḫulu⁠/, “to be bad, evil”)

Logogram

𒅆𒌨 • (ḪUL)

1. Sumerogram of gallûm (“gallu demon”)

Sumerian

Verb

𒅆𒌨 • (ḫul /ḫulu/)

1. to be bad, evil
2. to ruin, damage, destroy

Related terms

• 𒋗𒅆𒌨 (šu ḫul /⁠šu ḫulu⁠/)

 

References

• “𒅆𒌨 (ḫulu)” in ePSD2