𒋞

𒋞 U+122DE, 𒋞 CUNEIFORM SIGN SIG4 ← 𒋝 [U+122DD] Cuneiform 𒋟 → [U+122DF]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋞	Sign Number
MZL	905, 906
Deimel	567
HZL	311
Components
𒈱, 𒐏

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	𒋞
Sumerograms	GAR₈, KULLA, MURGU, SIG₄
Phonetic values	—

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋞 (murgu, “shoulder”).

Logogram

𒋞 • (MURGU, MUR₇)

1. Sumerogram of būdum (“shoulder”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋞 (sig₄, šeg₁₂ /⁠šeg⁠/, “mudbrick”).

Logogram

𒋞 • (SIG₄, MURGU)

1. Sumerogram of libittum (“mudbrick”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋞 • (egarₓ(SIG₄) /egar/)

1. alternative form of 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /⁠egar⁠/)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋞 • (egir₆ /egir/)

1. alternative form of 𒂕 (egir)

Etymology 3

Noun

𒋞 • (murgu)

1. alternative form of 𒈱 (murgu₂ /⁠murgu⁠/)

Etymology 4

“brick”

Emegir	𒋞 (šeg)
Emesal	𒊺𒅁 (šeb)

Noun

𒋞 • (sig₄, šeg₁₂ /šeg/)

1. mudbrick, brick

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒋞

References

• “𒋞 [šeg]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒋞 (sig₄ (šeg₁₂))” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016