𒋳

𒋳 U+122F3, 𒋳 CUNEIFORM SIGN TAG ← 𒋲 [U+122F2] Cuneiform 𒋴 → [U+122F4]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋳	Sign Number
MZL	221
Deimel	126
HZL	91

Derived signs

• 𒋵
• 𒋶
• 𒋷

 

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	𒋳
Sumerograms	TAG, ŠUM
Phonetic values	tag/tak/taq, šum

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋳 (tag, “to touch”).

Logogram

𒋳 • (TAG)

1. Sumerogram of lapātum (“to touch”)

Sumerian

Verb

𒋳 • (šum)

1. Alternative form of 𒋧 (šum₂ /⁠šum⁠/, “to give”)

Verb

𒋳 • (tag)

1. to attack
2. to bind
3. to take hold of
4. to touch
5. (music) to play

Noun

𒋳 • (tag)

1. tag
2. touch

Noun

𒋳 • (šum)

1. slaughter

Verb

𒋳 • (tuku₅ /tuku/)

1. to beat
2. to strike (of cloth)
3. to weave

Noun

𒋳 • (tibir)

1. palm, (cupped) hand
2. fist

References

• “𒋳 (šum)” in ePSD2
• “𒋳 (tag)” in ePSD2
• “𒋳 (tibir)” in ePSD2
• “𒋳 (tuku)” in ePSD2