𒋢

𒋢 U+122E2, 𒋢 CUNEIFORM SIGN SU ← 𒋡 [U+122E1] Cuneiform 𒋣 → [U+122E3]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋢	Sign Number
MZL	16
Deimel	7
HZL	213

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	𒋢
Sumerograms	KUŠ, SU
Phonetic values	kuš, su

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋢 (kuš, “skin, hide, leather”).

Logogram

𒋢 • (KUŠ)

1. Sumerogram of maškum (“skin, hide, leather”)

Determinative

𒋢 • (KUŠ, ^kuš)

1. used before names of leather items and animal hide.

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋢 (su, “body”).

Logogram

𒋢 • (SU)

1. Sumerogram of šīrum (“flesh”)
2. Sumerogram of zumrum (“body, person”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋢 • (kuš)

1. skin hide
2. leather

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋢 • (su)

1. body
2. flesh
3. kin, family

Etymology 3

Verb

𒋢 • (su)

1. to sink
2. to submerge
3. to drain

References

• “𒋢 (kuš)” in ePSD2
• “𒋢 (su, “body”)” in ePSD2
• “𒋢 (su, “to sink”)” in ePSD2