𒀭

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 1.2 References 2 Akkadian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 References 3 Sumerian 3.1 Noun

[edit] Translingual

Wikipedia

[edit] Symbol

𒀭

1. Cuneiform sign AN.

𒀭

Cuneiform sign AN

• Borger (2003): 10
• Borger (1981): 13
• HZL: 8
• Unicode: U+1202D 𒀭

phonetic values

• Sumerian: AN, DINGIR
• Akkadian: ìl
• Hittite: an

meanings

• AN "heaven"
• DINGIR "deity"
  • as a determiner abbreviated to D, e.g. ^DEN.LÍL=Enlil
• AN.BAR "iron"
• NANNA=AN.NA "tin"
• KUR AN.TA "upland"
• AN KI "heaven and earth"
• AN GE₆ "eclipse (of a celestial body)"

evolution

originally a drawing of a star; in Sumerian cuneiform consisting of four crossing wedges, , in Assyrian cuneiform simplified to .

[edit] References

Wikipedia

• R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Münster (2003).
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

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[edit] Akkadian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾil- (“‘deity’”).

[edit] Noun

𒀭 (ilu)

1. god, deity
2. (rare) priest

[edit] References

• ePSD

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[edit] Sumerian

[edit] Noun

𒀭 (DINGIR)

1. deity
2. god
3. goddess