𒈛

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𒈛 U+1221B, 𒈛
CUNEIFORM SIGN LUH
← 𒈚
[U+1221A] 		Cuneiform 𒈜 →
[U+1221C]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒈛 Sign Number
MZL 494
Deimel 321
HZL 198

References[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  • 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 𒈛
Sumerograms LAḪ₃, LUḪ, SUKKAL, ḪULUḪ
Phonetic values laḫ₃, luḫ

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈛 (luḫ, “to clean”).

Logogram[edit]

𒈛 • (LUḪ)

  1. Sumerogram of zakûm (“to be clear”)

Sumerian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒈛 • (sukkal)

  1. secretary, civil servant
  2. diplomat, envoy
Usage notes[edit]

Conventionally translated as vizier, it may denote a type of official or a class of deity in ancient Mesopotamia. (See Sukkal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

𒈛 • (luḫ)

  1. to clean, wash, refine

References[edit]

  • “𒈛 (luḫ)” in ePSD2
  • “𒈛 (sukkal)” in ePSD2
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