𒇽

𒇽 U+121FD, 𒇽 CUNEIFORM SIGN LU2 ← 𒇼 [U+121FC] Cuneiform 𒇾 → [U+121FE]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒇽	Sign Number
MZL	514
Deimel	330
HZL	78

Derived signs

• 𒈕
• 𒈗

 

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	𒇽
Sumerograms	LU₂
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒇽 (lu₂, “person, man”)

Logogram

𒇽 • (LU₂)

1. Sumerogram of awīlum (“free man”)

Determinative

𒇽 • (LU₂, ^lu₂)

1. used before professions, clans and nationalities.

Hittite

𒇽	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Noun

𒇽 • (LÚ)

1. man, as determiner for male professionals

Derived terms

• LÚ^MEŠ "people, population"
• LÚ-tar "virility, manhood, heroism"
• LÚ.KIN "artisan"

Sumerian

Noun

𒇽 • (lu₂ /lu/)

1. man, person
2. someone
3. person in charge
4. (virtual relative pronoun) the one who

Inflection

• 𒇽𒅇 (lu₂-u₃ /⁠lû⁠/) (ergative case)

Related terms

• 𒇽𒅗𒈠 (lu₂-inim-ma /⁠lu'inimak⁠/)

 

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒇽

References

• “𒇽 (lu)” in ePSD2