𒌷

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𒌷 U+12337, 𒌷
CUNEIFORM SIGN URU
𒌶
[U+12336]
Cuneiform 𒌸
[U+12338]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒌷 Sign Number
MZL 71
Deimel 38
HZL 229

Derived signs[edit]

𒍎

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 𒌷
Sumerograms URU
Phonetic values eri, iri

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌷 (uru, city).

Logogram[edit]

𒌷 (URU)

  1. Sumerogram of ālum (city)

Determinative[edit]

𒌷 (URU, uru)

  1. used before names of cities and other place names.

Hittite[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒌷 (URU)

  1. city

Derived terms[edit]

  • URU.BÀD = fortified city

Sumerian[edit]

Alternative forms of
/iri/
𒌷𒆠 (iriki)
𒍍 (uru₂)

Noun[edit]

𒌷 (iri, uru /iri/)

  1. city, town

References[edit]

  • 𒌷 (iri)” in ePSD2