𒃻𒅮𒈾

𒃻𒅮𒈾

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒃻𒅮𒈾 (nig̃₂-bun₂-na /nig̃buna/, “turtle”).

Logogram

𒃻𒅮𒈾 • (NIG₂.BUN₂.NA)

1. Sumerogram of šeleppûm (“turtle”)

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Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒃻

𒅮

𒈾

Alternative forms of /nig̃buna/
𒃻𒅮𒈾𒄩 (nig̃₂-bun₂-naku₆)

Noun

𒃻𒅮𒈾 • (nig̃₂-bun₂-na /nig̃buna/)

1. turtle, tortoise
2. a kind of snake

References

• “𒃻𒅮𒈾 (nig̃buna)” in ePSD2