𒄑

𒄑 U+12111, 𒄑 CUNEIFORM SIGN GISH ← 𒄐 [U+12110] Cuneiform 𒄒 → [U+12112]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄑	Sign Number
MZL	469
Deimel	296
HZL	178

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	𒄑
Sumerograms	GEŠ, GIŠ, IS, IZ
Phonetic values	ez/es/eṣ, giš, iz/is/iṣ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄑 (g̃eš).

Logogram

𒄑 • (GIŠ)

1. Sumerogram of iṣum (“tree; wood”)
2. (Neo-Babylonian) Akkadogram of našûm (“to lift, carry”)

Determinative

𒄑 • (GIŠ, ^giš)

1. used before names of trees and wooden objects

Sumerian

“tree”

Emegir	𒄑 (g̃eš)
Emesal	𒈬 (mu)

Determinative

𒄑 • (^g̃eš)

1. used before names of trees and wooden objects

Noun

𒄑 • (g̃eš, g̃iš /g̃eš/)

1. tree
2. wood, timber, log
3. yoke

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄑

References

• “𒄑 (g̃eš)” in ePSD2