𒌑

𒌑 U 12311, 𒌑 CUNEIFORM SIGN U2 ← 𒌐 [U 12310] Cuneiform 𒌒 → [U 12312]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌑	Sign Number
MZL	490
Deimel	318
HZL	195

Derived signs

• 𒆈
• 𒇨
• 𒉞
• 𒉷
• 𒊈
• 𒊢
• 𒊷
• 𒋢
• 𒋣
• 𒌱
• 𒍳

 

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	𒌑
Sumerograms	KUŠ, U₂
Phonetic values	u₂, šam

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌑 (u₂ /⁠u⁠/, “plant”)

Logogram

𒌑 • (U₂)

1. Sumerogram of šammum (“plant”)

Determinative

𒌑 • (U₂, ^u₂)

1. used before names of plants.

Sumerian

Noun

𒌑 • (u₂ /u/)

1. plant, grass
2. food
3. pasture
4. grass-fed, free-range (animal)

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒌑

References

• “𒌑 (u)” in ePSD2