𒈪 U+1222A, 𒈪
CUNEIFORM SIGN MI
𒈩
[U+12229]
Cuneiform 𒈫
[U+1222B]

TranslingualEdit

 
The character in archaic linear script.[1]

Cuneiform signEdit

𒈪 Sign Number
MZL 681
Deimel 427
HZL 267

ReferencesEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
  1. ^ A guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities[1], [London] : Printed by order of the Trustees, 1922, page 22

AkkadianEdit

Sign valuesEdit

Sign 𒈪
Sumerograms GE₆, GIG₂, GI₆, MI
Phonetic values me₂, mi

Etymology 1Edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈪 (g̃i₆ /g̃i/, night)

LogogramEdit

𒈪 (GE₆, MI)

  1. Sumerogram of mūšum (night)
  2. Sumerogram of mušītum (night)

Etymology 2Edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈪 (giggi, black)

LogogramEdit

𒈪 (GE₆, MI)

  1. Sumerogram of ṣalmum (black)

SumerianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

𒈪 (g̃i₆ /g̃i/)

  1. night

ReferencesEdit

  • 𒈪 (g̃i)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

𒈪 (gigi₂, giggi /giggi/)

  1. to be black
  2. to blacken
Related termsEdit
  • 𒊕𒈪𒂵 (sag̃ gig₂-ga /sag̃ giga/, Black Headed Ones)

See alsoEdit

Colors in Sumerian · 𒍨 (zib₂ /zib/) (layout · text)
     𒌓 (babbar)           𒈪 (giggi)
             𒋜 (su₄ /su/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /dara/)              𒋜 (su₄ /su/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /dara/)              𒅊 (sig₇ /sig/)
                          𒅊 (sig₇ /sig/)             
                                       𒍝𒆳 (za-gin₃ /zagin/)
                          𒄭𒈨𒁕 (ḫe-me-da /ḫemeda/)             

ReferencesEdit

  • 𒈪 (giggi)” in ePSD2