𒁓

𒁓 U+12053, 𒁓 CUNEIFORM SIGN BUR ← 𒁒 [U+12052] Cuneiform 𒁔 → [U+12054]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁓	Sign Number
MZL	559
Deimel	349
HZL	245

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	𒁓
Sumerograms	BUR
Phonetic values	bur/pur

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁓 (bur, “shallow bowl”).

Logogram

𒁓 • (BUR)

1. Sumerogram of pūrum (“shallow bowl”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /bur/
𒎎𒁓 (na₄bur)
𒂁𒁓 (dugbur)
𒍏𒁓 (urudbur)

Noun

𒁓 • (bur)

1. shallow (stone) bowl, platter, vessel

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒁓 (pūrum)

References

• “𒁓 (bur)” in ePSD2