π’‚—

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𒂗 U+12097, 𒂗
CUNEIFORM SIGN EN
← 𒂖
[U+12096]
Cuneiform 𒂘 β†’
[U+12098]

Translingual[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Cuneiform sign "EN", for "Lord" or "Master": evolution from the pictograph of a throne circa 3000 BCE, followed by simplification and rotation down to circa 600 BCE.[1]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

π’‚— Sign Number
MZL 164
Deimel 99
HZL 40

Derived signs[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ β€œSite officiel du musΓ©e du Louvre”, in cartelfr.louvre.fr[1], (please provide a date or year)
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian[edit]

Sign values[edit]

Sign π’‚—
Sumerograms EN
Phonetic values en

Etymology 1[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’‚— (en, β€œlord”).

Logogram[edit]

π’‚— β€’ (EN)

  1. Sumerogram of bΔ“lum (β€œlord, owner”)
  2. Sumerogram of Δ“num (β€œlord”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’‚— (en /⁠enna⁠/, β€œuntil”)

Logogram[edit]

π’‚— β€’ (EN)

  1. Sumerogram of adi (β€œuntil”)

Etymology 3[edit]

Logogram[edit]

π’‚— β€’ (EN)

  1. (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, mathematics) Sumerogram of mΔ«num (β€œwhat?”)

Sumerian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

π’‚— β€’ (en /enna/)

  1. Alternative spelling of π’‚—π’ˆΎ (en-na /⁠enna⁠/, β€œuntil”)

Etymology 2[edit]

β€œlord”
Emegir
π’‚— (en)
Emesal

Noun[edit]

π’‚— β€’ (en)

  1. lord
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • β†’ Akkadian: π’‚— (Δ“num)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • β€œπ’‚— (en)” in ePSD2