𒋓

𒋓 U+122D3, 𒋓 CUNEIFORM SIGN SHIR ← 𒋒 [U+122D2] Cuneiform 𒋔 → [U+122D4]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋓	Sign Number
MZL	115
Deimel	71
HZL	5

Alternative forms

• 𒉢

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	𒋓
Sumerograms	NU₁₁, SIR₄, ŠIR
Phonetic values	sir₄, šir, šur₃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋓 (šir, “testicle”).

Logogram

𒋓 • (ŠIR)

1. Sumerogram of iškum (“testicle”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒋓 • (šir)

1. testicle
2. bulb

References

• “𒋓 (šir)” in ePSD2