𒅍

𒅍 U+1214D, 𒅍 CUNEIFORM SIGN IL2 ← 𒅌 [U+1214C] Cuneiform 𒅎 → [U+1214E]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒅍	Sign Number
MZL	493
Deimel	320
HZL	161
Components
𒂵

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	𒅍
Sumerograms	DUSU, GUR₃, ILI₂, IL₂
Phonetic values	gil₃, il₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅍 (il₂ /⁠il⁠/, “to lift, carry”).

Logogram

𒅍 • (IL₂)

1. Sumerogram of našûm (“to lift, carry”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒅍 • (il₂ /il/)

1. carrier, porter

Verb

𒅍 • (il₂ /il/)

1. to carry
2. to raise, lift
3. to bear, endure

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /gur/
𒃸 (gur₆)

Verb

𒅍 • (gur₃ /gur/)

1. to bear, carry

Etymology 3

Noun

𒅍 • (dupsik /dupsik/)

1. a basket for carrying bricks and earth

References

• “𒅍 (il, “carrier”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅍 (il, “to carry”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅍 (gur)” in ePSD2
• “𒅍 (dupsik, “basket”)” in ePSD2