𒍪 U+1236A, 𒍪
CUNEIFORM SIGN ZU
𒍩
[U+12369]
Cuneiform 𒍫
[U+1236B]

Translingual edit

Cuneiform sign edit

𒍪 Sign Number
MZL 15
Deimel 6
HZL 209

Derived signs edit

References edit

 
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Wikipedia
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian edit

Sign values edit

Sign 𒍪
Sumerograms ZU
Phonetic values su₂, zu/ṣu₂

Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍪 (zu, to know, to learn).

Logogram edit

𒍪 (ZU)

  1. Sumerogram of edûm (to know)
  2. Sumerogram of lamādum (to learn)
  3. Sumerogram of le'ûm (to be able to)

Sumerian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

𒍪 (zu)

  1. a building material

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

𒍪 (zu)

  1. to know
  2. to know how, be able to
  3. to experience
  4. to acknowledge, make known, proclaim
  5. to learn, discover
  6. to inform, teach

Etymology 3 edit

Pronoun edit

𒍪 (zu)

  1. (enclitic) thy, your (second-person possessive pronoun)
Usage notes edit
  • The /u/ of 𒍪 (zu) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
    1. 𒁮𒆪𒁀𒍝𒆤𒂠dam dab₅-ba-za-ke₄-eš₂ /dam dabazâkeš/ ― because of your captive wife
    2. 𒂍𒃻𒂵𒍝e₂-nig̃₂-gur₁₁-za /ēnig̃gurzâ/ ― in your storeroom
See also edit
Sumerian possessive pronouns
singular plural
1st singular 𒈬
g̃u
𒈨
2nd singular 𒍪
zu
𒍪𒉈𒉈
zunēnē
3rd singular hum. 𒀀𒉌
ane
𒀀𒉈𒉈
anēnē
nhum. 𒁉
be

See also edit

References edit

  • 𒍪 (zu, building material)” in ePSD2
  • 𒍪 (zu, to know)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 213