𒌉

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𒌉 U+12309, 𒌉
CUNEIFORM SIGN TUR
𒌈
[U+12308]
Cuneiform 𒌊
[U+1230A]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒌉 Sign Number
MZL 255
Deimel 144
HZL 237

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 𒌉
Sumerograms BAN₃, DUMU, TUR
Phonetic values tur

Etymology 1[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌉 (dumu, child).

Logogram[edit]

𒌉 (DUMU)

  1. Sumerogram of mārum (son)

Etymology 2[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌉 (tur, small, young)

Logogram[edit]

𒌉 (TUR)

  1. Sumerogram of ṣeḫērum (to be small, young)
  2. Sumerogram of ṣeḫrum (small, young)
  3. Sumerogram of ṣuḫārum (boy, servant)

Sumerian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative forms of
/banda/
𒌉𒁕 (banda₃da, ban₃-da)

Adjective[edit]

𒌉 (banda₃ /banda/)

  1. small(er), young(er), minor, junior
  2. short (time)
  3. impetuous, wild

Noun[edit]

𒌉 (banda₃ /banda/)

  1. young one, child, infant
  2. offspring, progeny
  3. attendant
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms of
/dumu/
𒂅𒈬 (du₅-mu)

Noun[edit]

𒌉 (dumu)

  1. child, son, daughter
  2. citizen (of a particular city)
    Synonym: 𒌉𒂠 (dumu-gir₁₅ /⁠dumugir⁠/)
  3. member of a class, group, craft
Related terms[edit]
  • 𒌉𒊕 (dumu-sag̃ /⁠dumusag̃⁠/, first-born son)
  • 𒌉𒊩 (dumu-munus /⁠dumumunus⁠/)
  • 𒌉𒍑 (dumu-nita /⁠dumunita⁠/)

Etymology 3[edit]

Adjective[edit]

𒌉 (tur) (plural 𒌉𒌉 (tur-tur /⁠turtur⁠/))

  1. small
    𒈫 𒍏𒆉𒁇𒋗 𒌉𒌉min urudazabar₃-šu tur-tur /min zabaršu turtur/ ― two small copper hand mirrors
  2. young
  3. brief

Verb[edit]

𒌉 (tur)

  1. to be small, young
  2. to reduce, subtract, diminish, deduct

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • 𒌉 (banda)” in ePSD2
  • 𒌉 (dumu)” in ePSD2
  • 𒌉 (tur)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 270