𒋫

𒋫 U+122EB, 𒋫 CUNEIFORM SIGN TA ← 𒋪 [U+122EA] Cuneiform 𒋬 → [U+122EC]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋫	Sign Number
MZL	248
Deimel	139
HZL	160

Derived signs

• 𒊭

 

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	𒋫
Sumerograms	TA
Phonetic values	da₂/ṭa₂, ta

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋫 (ta, “from”).

Logogram

𒋫 • (TA)

1. Sumerogram of ištu (“from; since”)
2. (Neo-Babylonian) Sumerogram of itti (“with”)
3. Sumerogram of ina (“from, out of”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Particle

𒋫 • (ta)

1. (place) from, out of

   𒄑𒆵𒆠𒋫 𒂗𒆤𒆠𒂠

   umma^ki-ta nibru^ki-še₃

   from Umma to Nippur

2. (time) from, since

   𒌓 𒌓𒁺𒋫 𒌓 𒋗𒍑

   u₄ e₃-ta u₄ šu-uš

   from sunrise to sunset

3. (instrumental) with, by means of

   𒁹 𒇻𒊺 𒈗𒂊 𒄈𒋫 𒅔𒄤

   diš udu niga lugal-e g̃ir₂-ta in-gaz

   the king killed one fattened sheep with a dagger

4. (causal) thanks to, because of

   𒀉 𒀭𒀏𒋫

   a₂ ^dnanše-ta

   thanks to the strength of the goddes Nanshe

Etymology 2

“what”

Emegir	𒀀𒈾 (ana)
Emesal	𒋫 (ta)

Pronoun

𒋫 • (ta)

1. (Emesal, interrogative) what

References

• “𒋫 (ta)” in ePSD2