𒋩

𒋩 U+122E9, 𒋩 CUNEIFORM SIGN SUR ← 𒋨 [U+122E8] Cuneiform 𒋪 → [U+122EA]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋩	Sign Number
MZL	151
Deimel	101
HZL	42

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	𒋩
Sumerograms	SUR, ŠUR
Phonetic values	sur, śur, šur, ṭìr

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋩 (sur, “to rain”).

Logogram

𒋩 • (ŠUR)

1. Sumerogram of zanānum (“to rain”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /sur/
𒇡 (sur₈)

Verb

𒋩 • (sur)

1. to press out, squeeze, milk (animals), extract, strain (beer)
2. to drip
3. to rain
4. to clean clothes
5. to spin, twist

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒋩

References

• “𒋩 (sur)” in ePSD2