𒍼 U+1237C, 𒍼
CUNEIFORM SIGN GIG
𒍻
[U+1237B]
Cuneiform 𒍽
[U+1237D]

Translingual edit

Cuneiform sign edit

𒍼 Sign Number
MZL 705
Deimel 446
HZL 269

Usage notes edit

  • Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining 𒈪 and 𒉭.

References edit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 𒍼
Sumerograms GIG
Phonetic values gig/kik/qiq

Etymology 1 edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍼 (gig, kib₃ /⁠kib⁠/, wheat).

Logogram edit

𒍼 (GIG)

  1. Sumerogram of kibtum (wheat)

Etymology 2 edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍼 (gig, to be sick, troublesome).

Logogram edit

𒍼 (GIG)

  1. Sumerogram of marṣum (sick; troublesome)

Sumerian edit

Alternative forms of
/kib/
𒄃 (gib)

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

𒍼 (gig, kib₃ /kib/)

  1. wheat
References edit
  • 𒍼 (kib)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

𒍼 (gig)

  1. to be sick, sore, weak, to hurt
  2. to be troublesome, painful, bad, evil, bitter, hateful
  3. to be interdicted, taboo
References edit
  • 𒍼 (gig)” in ePSD2