𒌍

𒌍 U+1230D, 𒌍 CUNEIFORM SIGN U U U ← 𒌌 [U+1230C] Cuneiform 𒌎 → [U+1230E]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌍	Sign Number
MZL	711
Deimel	472
HZL	331
Components
𒌋

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	𒌍
Sumerograms	BA₃, EŠ, UŠU₃
Phonetic values	eš

Logogram

𒌍 • (BA₃)

1. Akkadogram of amūtum (“sheep liver”)

Sumerian

Sumerian numbers ^(edit)

←  20	30	40  →
	3
Cardinal: 𒌍 (ušu)

Etymology

Almost certainly an multiplicative compound of 𒐈 (eš₅ /⁠eš⁠/, “three”) +‎ 𒌋 (u, “ten”), i.e. 3×10. The initial /u/ is due to vowel harmony.

Numeral

𒌍 • (ušu₃ /ušu/)

1. thirty, 30

References

• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 244
• “𒌍 (ušu)” in ePSD2