𒉋

𒉋 U+1224B, 𒉋 CUNEIFORM SIGN NE SHESHIG ← 𒉊 [U+1224A] Cuneiform 𒉌 → [U+1224C]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒉋	Sign Number
MZL	312
Deimel	173
HZL	172
Components
𒉈, 𒐏

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	𒉋
Sumerograms	BIL₂, GIBIL
Phonetic values	bil₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉋 (gibil, “to be new”).

Logogram

𒉋 • (GIBIL)

1. Sumerogram of edēšum (“to be new”)
2. Sumerogram of eššum (“new”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒉋 • (bil₂ /bil/)

1. to burn, heat, scorch

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /gibil/
𒉈 (gibil₄)

Verb

𒉋 • (gibil)

1. to be new, fresh
2. to renovate, renew

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒉋

References

• “𒉋 (bil)” in ePSD2
• “𒉋 (bil)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016
• “𒉋 (gibil)” in ePSD2