𒀊

𒀊

𒀊 U+1200A, 𒀊 CUNEIFORM SIGN AB ← 𒀉 [U+12009] Cuneiform 𒀋 → [U+1200B]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒀊	Sign Number
MZL	223
Deimel	128
HZL	97

Derived signs

• 𒀋
• 𒀕
• 𒀜
• 𒍢
• 𒍰

 

References

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

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Akkadian

Sign values

Sign	𒀊
Sumerograms	AB, EŠ₃
Phonetic values	ab/ap

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀊 (ab, “sea”)

Logogram

𒀊 • (AB)

1. (Old Babylonian) Sumerogram of tiāmtum (“sea, lake”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀊 (ab, “window”)

Logogram

𒀊 • (AB)

1. Sumerogram of aptum (“window”)

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Hurrian

Noun

𒀊 (au) (ergative 𒀊𒌍 (afeš)) [AB]

1. what/who (interrogative pronoun)

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Sumerian

Noun

𒀊 • (ab)

1. sea

   Synonym: 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (a-ab-ba /a'abak/)

References

• “𒀊 (ab, “sea”)” in ePSD2

Noun

𒀊 • (ab)

1. hole, opening
2. window
3. roof vent

Descendants

• →? Akkadian: 𒀊 (aptum)

References

• “𒀊 (ab, “window”)” in ePSD2

Noun

𒀊 • (ab)

1. Alternative form of 𒀊𒁀 (ab-ba /abba/)

Etymology 4

𒀊 • (eš₃ /eš/)

1. shrine, sanctuary (main precinct of a city-god; smaller than an 𒂍 (e₂ /ē/) temple)

References

• “𒀊 (eš, “shrine”)” in ePSD2

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒀊