𒆥

𒆥 U+121A5, 𒆥 CUNEIFORM SIGN KIN ← 𒆤 [U+121A4] Cuneiform 𒆦 → [U+121A6]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆥	Sign Number
MZL	815
Deimel	538
HZL	47

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	𒆥
Sumerograms	KIN
Phonetic values	qe, qi

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆥 (kig̃₂ /⁠kig̃⁠/, “work; message”).

Logogram

𒆥 • (KIN)

1. Sumerogram of šapārum (“to send word; to command”)
2. Sumerogram of šiprum (“message; work”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒆥 • (kig̃₂ /kig̃/)

1. work
2. message

Etymology 2

Noun

𒆥 • (kin)

1. Alternative form of 𒍏𒆥 (^urudkin)

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒆥

References

• “𒆥 (kig̃)” in ePSD2