𒊮

𒊮 U+122AE, 𒊮 CUNEIFORM SIGN SHA3 ← 𒊭 [U+122AD] Cuneiform 𒊯 → [U+122AF]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒊮	Sign Number
MZL	599
Deimel	384
HZL	294

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	𒊮
Sumerograms	(ŠAG₄), ŠA₃
Phonetic values	ša₃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒊮 (ša₃, šag₄ /⁠šag⁠/),

Logogram

𒊮 • (ŠA₃)

1. Sumerogram of libbum (“heart”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒊮 • (ša₃, šag₄ /šag/)

1. heart, inside, interior, middle

   𒊮 𒈬𒁀𒅗 ― šag₄ mu-ba-ka /šag mubâka/ ― in the middle of that year

2. womb

Related terms

• 𒊮𒉺 (šag₄ sag₃ /⁠šag sag⁠/, “to be afflicted”)
• 𒊮𒊷 (šag₄ sag₉ /⁠šag sag⁠/, “to feel better”)

 

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒊮

References

• “𒊮 (šag)” in ePSD2