𒍢

𒍢 U+12362, 𒍢 CUNEIFORM SIGN ZE2 ← 𒍡 [U+12361] Cuneiform 𒍣 → [U+12363]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒍢	Sign Number
MZL	259
Deimel	147
HZL	108

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	𒍢
Sumerograms	ZI₂
Phonetic values	ze₂/ṣe, zi₂/ṣi

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /ze/
𒍝𒂊 (za-e)
𒍢𒂊 (ze₂-e)

Pronoun

𒍢 • (ze₂ /ze/) (before genitive, dative, comitative markers 𒍝 (za))

1. you, thou (second-person independent personal pronoun)

Usage notes

• 𒍢 (ze₂ /⁠ze⁠/) becomes 𒍝 (za) when followed by a case marker that contains the vowel /a/, i.e. genitive /ak/, dative /ra/, or comitative case /da/.
• The final vowel /e/ becomes /ē/ before the enclitic copula, and it is often indicated by the plene spelling, e.g.:

  𒍢𒂊𒈨 𒉺𒁽𒀀𒉌 𒃶𒈨 ― ze₂-e-me maškim-a-ne₂ ḫe₂-me /zēmen maškimane ḫēmen/ ― You yourself should be his commissioner.

See also

Sumerian personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	𒂷 g̃e	not attested
2nd person	𒍢 ze	not attested
3rd person	𒀀𒉈 anē	𒀀𒉈𒉈 anēnē

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒍢

References

• “𒍢 (za'e)” in ePSD2
• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), pages 208-212