𒀭𒊺𒉀

𒀭𒊺𒉀

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒊺𒉀 (^dnisaba /Nisabak/, “Nisaba”).

Logogram

𒀭𒊺𒉀 • (^dŠE.NAGA)

1. Sumerogram of Nisaba (“grain goddess”)

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Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀭

𒊺

𒉀

Alternative forms of /Nisabak/
𒀭𒉀 (dnisaba₂)

Proper noun

𒀭𒊺𒉀 • (^dnisaba /Nisabak/)

1. Nisaba (Also Nidaba. Sumerian goddess of grain, knowledge, and scribal arts, patron deity of the city of Ereš)

Alternative forms

• 𒀱 (^dnisaba₂ written four times in a cross shape /Nisabak/) (calligraphic variant)

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒀭𒊺𒉀 (Nisaba)

See also

• 𒀭𒀭𒉀 (^dnanibgal /Nanibgal/, “Nanibgal”)

References

• “𒀭𒊺𒉀 (Nisabak)” in ePSD2
• “Nidaba” in Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses

Further reading

Nidaba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia