𒇻 U+121FB, 𒇻
CUNEIFORM SIGN LU
𒇺
[U+121FA]
Cuneiform 𒇼
[U+121FC]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒇻 Sign Number
MZL 812
Deimel 537
HZL 210
Components
𒆸, 𒈦

Derived signs

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Usage notes

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  • Later identical in shape to 𒁳.

References

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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign 𒇻
Sumerograms LU, UDU
Phonetic values lu

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒇻 (udu, sheep)

Logogram

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𒇻 (UDU)

  1. Sumerogram of immerum (sheep)

Hittite

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Etymology

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Not attested in syllabic writing, but the spelling 𒇻𒊻 (UDU-us) indicates that it was a u-stem word, and therefore could be reconstructed as *pekkus. See Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (livestock, domestic animals).

Noun

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𒇻 (UDU /pekkus/)

  1. sheep

Alternative forms

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Sumerian

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“sheep”
Emegir
𒇻 (udu)
Emesal
𒂊𒍢 (eze)

Etymology 1

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Noun

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𒇻 (udu /uřa/ or /udu/)

  1. sheep, ram, ovine
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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𒇻 (lu)

  1. to be abundant

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Etymology 3

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Alternative forms of
/lu/
𒈖 (lu₃)

Verb

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𒇻 (lu)

  1. stir up, mix

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See also

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