𒆠

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𒆠 U+121A0, 𒆠
CUNEIFORM SIGN KI
𒆟
[U+1219F]
Cuneiform 𒆡
[U+121A1]

Translingual[edit]

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Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒆠 Sign Number
MZL 737
Deimel 461
HZL 313

Derived signs[edit]

References[edit]

  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian[edit]

Sign values[edit]

Sign 𒆠
Sumerograms KI
Phonetic values ke/qe₂, ki/qi₂

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆠 (ki, earth, land).

Logogram[edit]

𒆠 (KI)

  1. Sumerogram of ašrum (place, site)
  2. (rare) Sumerogram of itti (with (someone), literally at (someone)'s place)
  3. Sumerogram of erṣetum (earth, land)
  4. Sumerogram of qaqqarum (earth, territory)
  5. Sumerogram of šaplûm (lower)

Determinative[edit]

𒆠 (KI, ki)

  1. used after geographical and place names.

Sumerian[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒆠 (ki)

  1. place
    𒆠𒂷ki-g̃a₂ /kig̃â/ ― at mine (literally, “at my place”)
  2. ground, earth
  3. the netherworld
  4. (relative pronoun) where
  5. state, country
    𒆠𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠ki Lagaški /ki Lagaš/ ― the state of Lagaš

Related terms[edit]

Determinative[edit]

𒆠 (ki)

  1. used after geographical and place names.

See also[edit]

References[edit]