𒇽

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𒇽 U+121FD, 𒇽
CUNEIFORM SIGN LU2
𒇼
[U+121FC]
Cuneiform 𒇾
[U+121FE]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒇽 Sign Number
MZL 514
Deimel 330
HZL 78

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 𒇽
Sumerograms LU₂
Phonetic values

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒇽 (lu₂, person, man)

Logogram[edit]

𒇽 (LU₂)

  1. Sumerogram of awīlum (free man)

Determinative[edit]

𒇽 (LU₂, lu₂)

  1. used before professions, clans and nationalities.

Hittite[edit]

𒇽
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Noun[edit]

𒇽 ()

  1. man, as determiner for male professionals

Derived terms[edit]

  • MEŠ "people, population"
  • LÚ-tar "virility, manhood, heroism"
  • LÚ.KIN "artisan"

Sumerian[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒇽 (lu₂ /lu/)

  1. man, person
  2. someone
  3. person in charge
  4. (virtual relative pronoun) the one who

Inflection[edit]

  • 𒇽𒅇 (lu₂-u₃ /⁠lû⁠/) (ergative case)

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]