𒂍
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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
𒂍 | Sign Number | |
---|---|---|
MZL | 495 | |
Deimel | 324 | |
HZL | 199 | |
Components | ||
𒊓, 𒁹 |
Derived signs
- 𒆍
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
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂍 (e₂ /ē/, “house”).
Sign values
Sign | 𒂍 |
---|---|
Sumerograms | E₂ |
Phonetic values | bit, biṭ |
Logogram
𒂍 • (E₂)
- Sumerogram of bītum (“house”)
Hittite
Noun
𒂍 • (È /pēr/) n (plural 𒂍𒈨𒌍 (È.MEŠ))
- house
Alternative forms
- 𒂍𒅕 (È-er /pēr/)
Sumerian
Pronunciation
Jagersma proposes /haj/ as original pronunciation, which later changed to /ˀeː/, with loss of initial /h/ and contraction of /aj/ to /eː/.
The initial /h/ would explain the Semitic reflection of the word 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /ēgal/) in words like Ugaritic 𐎅𐎋𐎍 (hkl /hêkal/), Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal) or Hebrew הֵיכָל (hêḵāl). Moreover, it is also supported by Ebla and Old Akkadian orthography, where the sign 𒂍 (e₂) had the phonetic values /ha/ and /ḥa/.
As for the final /j/, some Auslaut must be posited to account for the common writing 𒂍𒀀𒉌 (e₂-a-ne₂ /ē'ane/) ("his/her house"), where the 𒀀 (a) of the enclitic possessive pronoun 𒀀𒉌 (a-ne₂ /ane/, “his/her”) is spelled out and not contracted, as it normally would, with the preceding vowel. Compare with 𒊩𒆳𒉌 (geme₂-ne₂ /gemêne/, “his/her female slave”), with contraction of 𒊩𒆳 (geme₂ /geme/)'s final vowel and the /a/ of 𒀀𒉌 (a-ne₂ /ane/).
Noun
𒂍 • (e₂ /ē/)
- house, household, estate
- temple
- 𒉺𒋼𒋛𒆤 𒂍 𒈬𒆕
- ensi-ke₄ e₂ mu-du₃
- /ensike ē munřu/
- The ruler has built the temple
- (Gudea Cyl. A 22:9 (Lagash, 22nd c.) (ETCSL 2.1.7))
Derived terms
- 𒂍𒁾𒁀 (e₂-dub-ba /ēdubak/)
- 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /ēgal/)
See also
- Sumerian terms spelled with 𒂍
References
- “𒂍 (e)” in ePSD2
- “𒂍 (é)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian (doctoral thesis)