𒄷

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𒄷 U+12137, 𒄷
CUNEIFORM SIGN HU
𒄶
[U+12136]
Cuneiform 𒄸
[U+12138]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒄷 Sign Number
MZL 132
Deimel 78
HZL 24

References

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

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign 𒄷
Sumerograms MUŠEN, ḪU
Phonetic values pag/pak/paq, ḫu (ʾu₅)

Usage notes

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  • In Old Babylonian this sign was also used to represent a glottal stop. When that happens, some Assyriologists assign to this sign the value ʾu₅. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄷 (mušen, bird)

Logogram

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𒄷 (MUŠEN)

  1. Sumerogram of iṣṣūrum (bird)

Determinative

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𒄷 (MUŠEN, mušen)

  1. used after names of birds

Sumerian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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𒄷 (mušen)

  1. bird

Determinative

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𒄷 (mušen)

  1. used after names of birds.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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𒄷 (ḫu /ḫur/)

  1. to scrape off, grub up

See also

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References

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  • 𒄷 (mušen)” in ePSD2
  • 𒄷 (ḫur)” in ePSD2