𒈬

𒈬 U 1222C, 𒈬 CUNEIFORM SIGN MU ← 𒈫 [U 1222B] Cuneiform 𒈭 → [U 1222D]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒈬	Sign Number
MZL	98
Deimel	61
HZL	17

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	𒈬
Sumerograms	MU, MUḪALDIM
Phonetic values	mu

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈬 (mu, “name”).

Logogram

𒈬 • (MU)

1. Sumerogram of šumum (“name”).
2. Sumerogram of zakārum (“to name, to mention”).
3. Sumerogram of zikrum (“utterance, mention”).
4. (rare, in personal names) Sumerogram of nadānum (“to give”)
5. (rare) Akkadogram of aššum (“concerning, on account of”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈬 (mu, “year”).

Logogram

𒈬 • (MU)

1. Sumerogram of šattum (“year”).

Etymology 3

From Sumerian expressions like 𒈬𒈗𒅆𒊒 (mu lugal pad₃ /⁠mu lugalak pad⁠/, “to swear by the king's name”), translated in Akkadian as nīš šarrim tamûm (“to swear by the king's life”), where the sign 𒈬 (“name”) was read as the Akkadian word for “life” (nīšum).

Logogram

𒈬 • (MU)

1. Sumerogram of nīšum (“life”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒈬 • (mu)

1. name
2. fame
3. line of text

References

• “𒈬 (mu, “name”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2

Noun

𒈬 • (mu)

1. year

   𒈬 𒌨𒉈𒉌𒈝𒆠 𒁀𒅆𒌨

   mu ur-bi₂-i₃-lum^ki ba-ḫul

   /mu Urbilum baḫul/

   The year Erbil was raided.

References

• “𒈬 (mu, “year”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 3

Noun

𒈬 • (muḫaldim)

1. cook

References

• “𒈬 (muḫaldim)” in ePSD2

Etymology 4

“tree”

Emegir	𒄑 (g̃eš)
Emesal	𒈬 (mu)

Noun

𒈬 • (mu)

1. (Emesal) tree, wood

References

• “𒈬 (mu, “tree”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 5

“penis”

Emegir	𒍑 (g̃eš)
Emesal	𒈬 (mu)

Noun

𒈬 • (mu /mu, meš/)

1. (Emesal) penis; man, male

References

• “𒈬 (mu, “penis”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 6

Pronoun

𒈬 • (g̃u₁₀ /g̃u/)

1. (enclitic) my (first-person possessive pronoun)

   𒋀𒈬 𒀀𒈾𒍪 𒀀𒊏𒍼 𒅗𒈬 𒈠𒍼

   seš-g̃u₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig ka-g̃u₁₀ ma-gig

   /sešg̃u anazu aragig? kagg̃u magig/

   My brother, what part of you hurts? My mouth hurts.

Usage notes

• The /u/ of 𒈬 (g̃u₁₀ /⁠g̃u⁠/) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
  1. 𒆦𒈗𒂷 ― kisal lugal-g̃a₂ /kisal lugalg̃âk/ ― the courtyard of my master
  2. 𒌷𒂷 ― iri-g̃a₂ /irig̃â/ ― in my city

See also

Sumerian possessive pronouns
		singular	plural
1st singular		𒈬 g̃u	𒈨 mē
2nd singular		𒍪 zu	𒍪𒉈𒉈 zunēnē
3rd singular	hum.	𒀀𒉌 ane	𒀀𒉈𒉈 anēnē
	nhum.	𒁉 be

References

• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 213

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒈬