𒂡

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𒂡 U+120A1, 𒂡
CUNEIFORM SIGN EZEN
𒂠
[U+120A0]
Cuneiform 𒂢
[U+120A2]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒂡 Sign Number
MZL 271A
Deimel 152I
HZL 106

Derived signs[edit]

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 𒂡
Sumerograms EZEN, SER₃/SIR₃, ŠER₃/ŠIR₃
Phonetic values šir₃, ḫir

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂡 (šir₃ /⁠šir⁠/, song)

Logogram[edit]

𒂡 (ŠIR₃)

  1. Sumerogram of zamārum (to sing)

Sumerian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒂡 (ezem, ezen /ezem/)

  1. festival

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

𒂡 (ḫir)

  1. to squeeze, tighten

Etymology 3[edit]

Alternative forms of
/šir/
𒋓 (šir)

Noun[edit]

𒂡 (šir₃ /šir/)

  1. song

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • 𒂡 (ezem)” in ePSD2
  • 𒂡 (ḫir)” in ePSD2
  • 𒂡 (šir)” in ePSD2