𒑆

𒑆 U+12446, 𒑆 CUNEIFORM NUMERIC SIGN NINE VARIANT FORM ILIMMU ← 𒑅 [U+12445] Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation 𒑇 → [U+12447]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒑆	Sign Number
MZL	868
Deimel	598e
HZL	375
Components
𒁹

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	𒑆
Sumerograms	9, ILIMMU
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒑆 (ilimmu, “nine”)

Logogram

𒑆 • (ILIMMU)

1. Sumerogram of tišīt (“nine”)

Sumerian

Sumerian numbers ^(edit)

←  8	9	10  →
Cardinal: 𒑆 (ilimmu)

Alternative forms of /ilimmu/
𒐎 (ilimmu)
𒐇 (ilimmu₂)
𒑇 (ilimmu₂)

Etymology

An additive compound of 𒐊 (i₂ /⁠i⁠/, “five”) +‎ 𒐉 (limmu₅ /⁠limmu⁠/, “four”).

Numeral

𒑆 • (ilimmu)

1. nine, 9

References

• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 242
• “𒑆 (ilimmu)” in ePSD2