𒄩

𒄩

𒄩 U+12129, 𒄩 CUNEIFORM SIGN HA ← 𒄨 [U+12128] Cuneiform 𒄪 → [U+1212A]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄩	Sign Number
MZL	856
Deimel	589
HZL	367
Components
𒍝, 𒌋

Derived signs

• 𒀏

 

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

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄩 (ku₆ /kud/, “fish”).

Sign values

Sign	𒄩
Sumerograms	A₇, KUA, KU₆, ḪA
Phonetic values	ḫa (ʾa₄)

Usage notes

• In Old Babylonian this sign was also used to represent a glottal stop. When that happens, some Assyriologists assign to this sign the value: ʾa₄. From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.

Logogram

𒄩 • (KU₆)

1. Sumerogram of nūnum (“fish”)

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Hittite

𒄩	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Etymology

An Akkadogram, possibly for 𒈦𒄷𒌋𒉿𒅀𒀸 (parḫūwayaš).s

Noun

𒄩 • (KU₆)

1. an animal whose meat was dried and eaten, possibly a fish

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Sumerian

Etymology

A term found in the alleged Euphratic substrate theory, which connects it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu- (“fish”). This word in particular is not of atypical syllable structure for being native Sumerian, which is the main sign indicating a potential borrowing into the language. Concurring with the opinion of Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Rubio, the borrowing from multiple languages rather than a specific substratum is now the predominant viewpoint in the field.

Noun

𒄩 • (ku₆, kud /kud/)

1. fish

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄩

References

• “𒄩 (kud)” in ePSD2
• Whittaker, Gordon (2008), “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences‎, volume 2, issue 3, pages 156–168.