𒍪

𒍪 U+1236A, 𒍪 CUNEIFORM SIGN ZU ← 𒍩 [U+12369] Cuneiform 𒍫 → [U+1236B]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒍪	Sign Number
MZL	15
Deimel	6
HZL	209

Derived signs

• 𒋢

 

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	𒍪
Sumerograms	ZU
Phonetic values	su₂, zu/ṣu₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍪 (zu, “to know, to learn”).

Logogram

𒍪 • (ZU)

1. Sumerogram of edûm (“to know”)
2. Sumerogram of lamādum (“to learn”)
3. Sumerogram of le'ûm (“to be able to”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒍪 • (zu)

1. a building material

Etymology 2

Verb

𒍪 • (zu)

1. to know
2. to know how, be able to
3. to experience
4. to acknowledge, make known, proclaim
5. to learn, discover
6. to inform, teach

Etymology 3

Pronoun

𒍪 • (zu)

1. (enclitic) thy, your (second-person possessive pronoun)

Usage notes

• The /u/ of 𒍪 (zu) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
  1. 𒁮𒆪𒁀𒍝𒆤𒂠 ― dam dab₅-ba-za-ke₄-eš₂ /dam dabazâkeš/ ― because of your captive wife
  2. 𒂍𒃻𒂵𒍝 ― e₂-nig̃₂-gur₁₁-za /ēnig̃gurzâ/ ― in your storeroom

See also

Sumerian possessive pronouns
		singular	plural
1st singular		𒈬 g̃u	𒈨 mē
2nd singular		𒍪 zu	𒍪𒉈𒉈 zunēnē
3rd singular	hum.	𒀀𒉌 ane	𒀀𒉈𒉈 anēnē
	nhum.	𒁉 be

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒍪

References

• “𒍪 (zu, “building material”)” in ePSD2
• “𒍪 (zu, “to know”)” in ePSD2
• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 213