𒈧

𒈧 U+12227, 𒈧 CUNEIFORM SIGN MASH2 ← 𒈦 [U+12226] Cuneiform 𒈨 → [U+12228]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒈧	Sign Number
MZL	130
Deimel	76
HZL	38
Components
𒈦, 𒄭

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	𒈧
Sumerograms	MAŠ₂
Phonetic values	kun₈, maš₂

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈧 (maš₂ /⁠maš⁠/, “interest”).

Logogram

𒈧 • (MAŠ₂)

1. Sumerogram of bīrum (“divination”)
2. Sumerogram of ṣibtum (“interest”)
3. Sumerogram of urīṣum (“billy goat”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /maš/
𒈦 (maš)

Noun

𒈧 • (maš₂ /maš/)

1. he-goat
2. sacrificial animal (for omens)
3. interest (on a loan, yield, irrigation tax)

References

• “𒈧 (maš)” in ePSD2