𒉈
Translingual
Symbol
𒉈 Cuneiform sign NE
- Borger (2003): 313
- Borger (1981):
- HZL: 169
- phonetic values
- Sumerian:
- Akkadian: ne, bil, pil, kúm
- Hittite:
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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
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic آب (ʔāb, “August”), Syriac ܐܒ (ʾĀb), Hebrew אָב (ʾĀḇ).
Noun
𒉈 • (Abu)
- Ab, fifth month of the year (approximately July-August)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ʾiš- (“fire”)
Alternative forms
Noun
𒉈 • (išātu) f [IZI] (pl išātātum)
- fire
- BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18:
- a-di AN.GE6 u2-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-<le>
- adi antallû unammar išātu ina muhhi garakku lā tebelle
- Until the eclipse becomes light, the fire on the altar must not be extinguished.
- adi antallû unammar išātu ina muhhi garakku lā tebelle
- a-di AN.GE6 u2-nam-mar IZI ina muḫ-ḫi ga-rak-ku la te-bel-<le>
- BRM 4, 06, Clay, Albert T., 1923, Lunar eclipse rituals, line 18:
Sumerian
Verb
𒉈 • (NE)
Noun
𒉈 • (NE)