𒄿

𒄿 U+1213F, 𒄿 CUNEIFORM SIGN I ← 𒄾 [U+1213E] Cuneiform 𒅀 → [U+12140]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄿	Sign Number
MZL	252
Deimel	142
HZL	217
Components
𒀼, 𒋰

Derived signs

• 𒅀

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	𒄿
Sumerograms	I
Phonetic values	i

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄿 (i, “to praise, to cry”).

Logogram

𒄿 • (I)

1. Sumerogram of nâdum (“to praise, celebrate”)
2. Sumerogram of nâqum (“to cry out, wail”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of /i/
𒄿𒄿 (i-i)

Interjection

𒄿 • (i)

1. (vocative interjection) hey

Etymology 2

Verb

𒄿 • (i)

1. to sprout, come forth
2. to praise
3. to cry

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄿

References

• “𒄿 [i]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present