𒐏

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𒐏 U+1240F, 𒐏
CUNEIFORM NUMERIC SIGN FOUR U
𒐎
[U+1240E]
Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation 𒐐
[U+12410]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒐏 Sign Number
MZL 712
Deimel 473
HZL
Components
𒌋

Usage notes

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Used here on Wiktionary to indicate the šešig (addition of 𒊺 (še)) as a component in the Cuneiform sign section of translingual cuneiform entries.

References

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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Sumerian

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Sumerian numbers (edit)
 ←  30 40 50  → 
4
    Cardinal: 𒐏 (nimin)

Etymology

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Almost certainly an multiplicative compound of 𒎙 (niš, twenty) +‎ 𒈫 (min, two), i.e. 20×2.

Numeral

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𒐏 (nimin)

  1. forty, 40

References

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  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 244
  • 𒐏 (nimin)” in ePSD2