𒉈

Unicode name	CUNEIFORM SIGN NE
Codepoint	U+12248

Translingual

Symbol

𒉈 Cuneiform sign NE

• Borger (2003): 313
• Borger (1981):
• HZL: 169

phonetic values

• Sumerian:
• Akkadian: ne, bil, pil, kúm
• Hittite:

References

Wikipedia

• R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Münster (2003).
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

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Akkadian

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic آب (ʾĀb, “August”), Syriac ܐܒ (ʾĀb), Hebrew אָב (ʾĀḇ).

Noun

𒉈 (Abu)

1. Ab, fifth month of the year (approximately July-August)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʾiš- (“fire”)

Alternative forms

• 𒄿𒃻𒌅 [i-ša₂-tu]
• 𒄿𒃻𒀀𒌓 [i-ša₂-a-tu₂]

Noun

𒉈 (išātu) f [IZI] (pl išātātum)

1. fire
   • BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18:

     a-di AN.GE₆ u₂-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-<le>

     adi antallû unammar išātu ina muhhi garakku lā tebelle

     Until the eclipse becomes light, the fire on the altar must not be extinguished.

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Sumerian

Verb

𒉈 (NE)

1. to bring, carry
2. to burn

Noun

𒉈 (NE)

1. fire
2. brazier