𒊕𒄑𒊏

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒊕

𒄑

𒊏

Etymology

From 𒊕 (sag, “head”) +‎ 𒄑𒊏 (g̃eš raḫ₂ /⁠g̃eš raḫ⁠/, “to beat”).

Noun

𒊕𒄑𒊏 • (sag̃-g̃eš-raḫ₂ /sag̃g̃ešraḫ/)

1. murder

Verb

𒊕𒄑⫽𒊏 • (sag̃ g̃eš raḫ₂ /sag̃ g̃eš raḫ/)

1. to kill, murder
   • 𒋗𒃻𒌉𒇲𒁉 𒇽𒅇 𒊕 𒄑 𒉈𒅔𒊏 𒇽𒁉 𒉌𒄤𒂊

     tukum-bi lu₂-u₃ sag̃ g̃eš bi₂-in-raḫ lu₂-bi i₃-gaz-e

     /tukumbi lû sag̃ g̃eš binraḫ, lubi igaze/

     If a man committed murder, that man will be executed.

     (Ur-Namma Code, law 1)

References

• “𒊕𒄑𒊏 (sag̃g̃ešraḫ, “murder”)” in ePSD2
• “𒊕𒄑𒊏 (sag̃ g̃eš raḫ, “to kill”)” in ePSD2