𒌑

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𒌑 U+12311, 𒌑
CUNEIFORM SIGN U2
𒌐
[U+12310]
Cuneiform 𒌒
[U+12312]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒌑 Sign Number
MZL 490
Deimel 318
HZL 195

Derived signs[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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 𒌑
Sumerograms KUŠ, U₂
Phonetic values u₂, šam

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌑 (u₂ /⁠u⁠/, plant)

Logogram[edit]

𒌑 (U₂)

  1. Sumerogram of šammum (plant)

Determinative[edit]

𒌑 (U₂, u₂)

  1. used before names of plants.

Sumerian[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒌑 (u₂ /u/)

  1. plant, grass
  2. food
  3. pasture
  4. grass-fed, free-range (animal)

See also[edit]

References[edit]