Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Cuneiform sign[edit]
๐
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Sign Number
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MZL
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556
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Deimel
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347
|
HZL
|
96
|
Components
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๐
, ๐ฆ
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Derived signs[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Mรผnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, ล umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rรผster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian[edit]
Sign values[edit]
Sign
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๐
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Sumerograms
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AGA, MIR, NIMGIR, UKU
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Phonetic values
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mir
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Etymology[edit]
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian ๐, a variant form of ๐ (nigฬir, โheraldโ).
Logogram[edit]
๐ โข (NIMGIR)
- Sumerogram of nฤgirum (โheraldโ)
Sumerian[edit]
๐ or ๐
โข (ginโ, gigฬโ /gigฬ/)
- axe, adze (also written ๐๐ urudgigฬโ in that sense)
- (unit of weight) shekel (1/60 ๐ ๐พ (mana), corresponding to 8 gr.)
References[edit]