Translingual[edit]
Cuneiform sign[edit]
𒌦
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Sign Number
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MZL
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500; 501
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Deimel
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312
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HZL
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197
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References[edit]
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian[edit]
Sign values[edit]
Sign
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𒌦
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Sumerograms
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KALAM, UG₃, UKU₃, UN
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Phonetic values
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un
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Etymology[edit]
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌦 (kalam, “country, land”)
Logogram[edit]
𒌦 (KALAM)
- Sumerogram of mātum (“country, land”)
Sumerian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
𒌦 • (kalam)
- land, country, nation (normally referring to Sumer).
Etymology 2[edit]
𒌦 • (un, ug̃₃ /ug̃/)
- people, population
References[edit]