gigurû

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒌋 (giguru), from 𒄀 (gi, “reed”) +‎ 𒄥 (gur, “to turn”) +‎ 𒀀 (a, nominalizing suffix), literally “reed stylus turned around”, indicating the antecedent of the sign 𒌋, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ɡi.ɡuˈruː/

Noun

gigurû m (Standard Babylonian)

1. name of the cuneiform sign 𒌋 (Winkelhaken)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌋 (GIGURU, U)	𒄀𒄖𒊒𒌋 (gi-gu-ru-u)

References

• “gigurû A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “gigurû”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Further reading

• Winkelhaken on Wikipedia.Wikipedia