𒈬

𒈬 U+1222C, 𒈬 CUNEIFORM SIGN MU ← 𒈫 [U+1222B] Cuneiform 𒈭 → [U+1222D]

Translingual

Symbol

𒈬 Cuneiform sign MU

• Borger (2003): 98
• Borger (1981):
• HZL: 17

phonetic values

• Sumerian: MU
• Akkadian: mu
• Hittite:

1. name, reputation
2. year

References

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

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Akkadian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šim- (“name”).

Noun

𒈬 • (šumu, šemu, šu'u) [MU]

1. name
2. good name, repute, fame

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *šan-

Noun

𒈬 • (šattu) [MU]

1. year

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ʾināš- (“to be alive, to be busy or bustling, to be active, to be social or interacting; life, humankind, society”).

Noun

𒈬 • (nīšu) [MU]

1. life, soul, self, person

Etymology 4

From Proto-Semitic *ḏikar- (“remembrance, renown, reputation, recollection of a thing; to report or narrate about, to recall, to state or name something”); compare cognates Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr) and Hebrew זֵכֶר (zécher).

Noun

𒈬 • (zikru) [MU]

1. name

References

• ePSD