𒎌

𒎌 U+1238C, 𒎌 CUNEIFORM SIGN MESH ← 𒎋 [U+1238B] Cuneiform 𒎍 → [U+1238D]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒎌	Sign Number
MZL	754
Deimel	533
HZL	360
Components
𒈨, 𒌍

Usage notes

• Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining 𒈨 and 𒌍.

References

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

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒎌 • (meš /mes/)

1. Alternative form of 𒈩 (mes, “hero”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /meš/
𒈨𒂠 (me-eš₂)
𒈨 (me) (Old Sumerian)

Verb

𒎌 • (me-eš, meš /meš/)

1. (From Old Akkadian on) third-person plural of 𒈨 (me, “to be”)