𒌓 U+12313, 𒌓
CUNEIFORM SIGN UD
𒌒
[U+12312]
Cuneiform 𒌔
[U+12314]

Translingual edit

Cuneiform sign edit

𒌓 Sign Number
MZL 596
Deimel 381
HZL 316

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 𒌓
Sumerograms BABBAR, UD, UTU, U₄
Phonetic values liḫ, par, pir, tam, ud/ut/uṭ, ḫiš

Etymology 1 edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌓 (ud, sun, day).

Logogram edit

𒌓 (U₄, UD, UTU)

  1. Sumerogram for šamšum (sun)
  2. Sumerogram for ūmum (day)

Etymology 2 edit

From the first sign of 𒌓𒁺 (e₃ /⁠ed⁠/, to go out).

Logogram edit

𒌓 (UD)

  1. (Middle Babylonian, personal names) Sumerogram of waṣûm (to go out)

Sumerian edit

Alternative forms of
/babbar/
𒌓𒌓 (babbar₂, bar₆-bar₆)

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

𒌓 (babbar)

  1. to be white

See also edit

Colors in Sumerian · 𒍨 (zib₂ /⁠zib⁠/) (layout · text)
     𒌓 (babbar)           𒈪 (giggi)
             𒋜 (su₄ /⁠su⁠/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /⁠dara⁠/)              𒋜 (su₄ /⁠su⁠/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /⁠dara⁠/)              𒅊 (sig₇ /⁠sig⁠/)
                          𒅊 (sig₇ /⁠sig⁠/)             
                                       𒍝𒆳 (za-gin₃ /⁠zagin⁠/)
                          𒄭𒈨𒁕 (ḫe-me-da /⁠ḫemeda⁠/)             

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

𒌓 (u₄, ud, utu /ud/)

  1. sun
  2. day
    • ~C17th BCE, The Flood story, Segment D, lines 1-6:
      𒅎𒅆𒌨𒅎𒅆𒌨𒅎𒋛𒋛𒅅𒆕𒀀𒁉𒌨𒁉𒉌𒁻 𒄀𒌍
      𒀀𒈠𒊒𒌋𒅗𒆏𒅗𒂵𒁀𒀭𒁕𒀊𒃡𒂊
      𒌓𒐌𒀀𒀭𒈪𒅓𒀀𒀭
      𒀀𒈠𒊒𒌦𒈠𒁀𒃡𒊏𒋫
      𒄑𒈣𒆸𒆸𒀀𒃲𒆷𒅎𒅆𒌨𒅆𒌨𒇧𒇧𒀀𒋫
      𒀭𒌓𒄿𒅎𒈠𒊏𒌓𒁺𒀭𒆠𒀀𒌓𒂷𒂷
      im-ḫul-im-ḫul tum₉si-si-ig du₃-a-bi teš₂-bi i₃-sug₂-ge-eš
      a-ma-ru ugu kab dug₄-ga ba-an-da-ab-ur₃-e
      ud imin-am₃ g̃i₆ imin-am₃
      a-ma-ru kalam-ma ba-ur₃-ra-ta
      g̃išma₂ gur₄-gur₄ a gal-la im-ḫul tuku₄-tuku₄-a-ta
      dutu i-im-ma-ra-e₃ an ki-a ud g̃a₂-g̃a₂
      After the flood had swept over the land, and waves and windstorms had rocked the huge boat for seven days and seven nights, Utu the sun god came out, illuminating heaven and earth.
  3. heat
  4. a fever
  5. summer
Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

𒌓 (utu /Utu/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒀭𒌓 (dutu /⁠Utu⁠/)

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative forms of
/zalag/
𒂟 (zalag₂)
𒈜 (zalag₃)

Verb edit

𒌓 (zalag)

  1. to be pure
  2. to be bright, shine

See also edit

References edit

  • 𒌓 (babbar)” in ePSD2
  • 𒌓 (ud)” in ePSD2
  • 𒌓 (Utu)” in ePSD2
  • 𒌓 (zalag)” in ePSD2

Further reading edit

  𒌓 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia