𒉺

𒉺 U+1227A, 𒉺 CUNEIFORM SIGN PA ← 𒉹 [U+12279] Cuneiform 𒉻 → [U+1227B]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒉺	Sign Number
MZL	464
Deimel	295
HZL	174
Components
𒋰, 𒁹

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	𒉺
Sumerograms	GIDRU, LUG₂, LU₉, PA, SIG₃, UGULA, ḪENDUR
Phonetic values	pa, ḫad/ḫat/ḫaṭ

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉺 (g̃idru, “sceptre”).

Logogram

𒉺 • (GIDRU)

1. Sumerogram of ḫaṭṭum (“sceptre”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉺 (pa, “branch; wing; top”).

Logogram

𒉺 • (PA)

1. Sumerogram of arum (“branch”)
2. Sumerogram of kappum (“wing”)
3. Sumerogram of waklum (“overseer”)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉺 (sig₃, sag₃ /⁠sag⁠/, “to strike”)

Logogram

𒉺 • (SIG₃)

1. Sumerogram of maḫāṣum (“to strike”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of /g̃idru/
𒄑𒉺 (g̃ešg̃idru)

Noun

𒉺 • (g̃idru)

1. sceptre
2. measuring stick

Etymology 2

Noun

𒉺 • (pa)

1. branch, stick
2. wing, feathers
3. top

Etymology 3

Verb

𒉺 • (sig₃, sag₃ /sag/)

1. to beat upon, strike, fell
2. to make tremble, quake

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒉺

References

• “𒉺 (g̃idru)” in ePSD2
• “𒉺 (pa)” in ePSD2
• “𒉺 (sag)” in ePSD2