𒌷

𒌷 U+12337, 𒌷 CUNEIFORM SIGN URU ← 𒌶 [U+12336] Cuneiform 𒌸 → [U+12338]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌷	Sign Number
MZL	71
Deimel	38
HZL	229

Derived signs

𒍎

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	𒌷
Sumerograms	URU
Phonetic values	eri, iri

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌷 (uru, “city”).

Logogram

𒌷 • (URU)

1. Sumerogram of ālum (“city”)

Determinative

𒌷 • (URU, ^uru)

1. used before names of cities and other place names.

Hittite

Noun

𒌷 • (URU)

1. city

Derived terms

• URU.BÀD = fortified city

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /iri/
𒌷𒆠 (iriki)
𒍍 (uru₂)

Noun

𒌷 • (iri, uru /iri/)

1. city, town

References

• “𒌷 (iri)” in ePSD2