𒑆

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𒑆 U+12446, 𒑆
CUNEIFORM NUMERIC SIGN NINE VARIANT FORM ILIMMU
𒑅
[U+12445]
Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation 𒑇
[U+12447]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒑆 Sign Number
MZL 868
Deimel 598e
HZL 375
Components
𒁹

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 𒑆
Sumerograms 9, ILIMMU
Phonetic values

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒑆 (ilimmu, nine)

Logogram[edit]

𒑆 (ILIMMU)

  1. Sumerogram of tišīt (nine)

Sumerian[edit]

Sumerian numbers (edit)
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: 𒑆 (ilimmu)
Alternative forms of
/ilimmu/
𒐎 (ilimmu)
𒐇 (ilimmu₂)
𒑇 (ilimmu₂)

Etymology[edit]

An additive compound of 𒐊 (i₂ /⁠i⁠/, five) +‎ 𒐉 (limmu₅ /⁠limmu⁠/, four).

Numeral[edit]

𒑆 (ilimmu)

  1. nine, 9

References[edit]

  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 242
  • 𒑆 (ilimmu)” in ePSD2