๐’Ž

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𒎏 U+1238F, 𒎏
CUNEIFORM SIGN NIN
โ† 𒎎
[U+1238E]
Cuneiform 𒎐 โ†’
[U+12390]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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๐’Ž Sign Number
MZL 887
Deimel 556
HZL 299
Components
๐’Šฉ, ๐’Œ†

Usage notes

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  • Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining ๐’Šฉ and ๐’Œ†.

References

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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Mรผnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, ล umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rรผster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign ๐’Ž
Sumerograms EREล , NIN
Phonetic values nin

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian ๐’Ž (nin, โ€œladyโ€)

Logogram

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๐’Ž โ€ข (NIN)

  1. Sumerogram of aแธซฤtum (โ€œsisterโ€)
  2. Sumerogram of bฤ“ltum (โ€œladyโ€)
  3. Sumerogram of rubฤtum (โ€œprincessโ€)

Sumerian

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Etymology 1

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โ€œladyโ€
Emegir
๐’Ž (nin)
Emesal
โ€œlord (in male gods' names)โ€
Emegir
๐’Ž (nin)
Emesal

Noun

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๐’Ž โ€ข (nin)

  1. lady, queen, mistress
  2. (in male gods' names) lord

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms of
/nin/
๐’Ž (ninโ‚‰)
(Post-Sargonic)

Noun

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๐’Ž โ€ข (nin)

  1. sister

See also

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References

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Further reading

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