𒈪

𒈪

𒈪 U+1222A, 𒈪 CUNEIFORM SIGN MI ← 𒈩 [U+12229] Cuneiform 𒈫 → [U+1222B]

Translingual

The character in archaic linear script.[1]

Cuneiform sign

𒈪	Sign Number
MZL	681
Deimel	427
HZL	267

References

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

1. A guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities‎, [London] : Printed by order of the Trustees, 1922, page 22

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Akkadian

Sign values

Sign	𒈪
Sumerograms	GE₆, GIG₂, GI₆, MI
Phonetic values	me₂, mi

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈪 (g̃i₆ /g̃i/, “night”)

Logogram

𒈪 • (GE₆, MI)

1. Sumerogram of mūšum (“night”)
2. Sumerogram of mušītum (“night”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈪 (giggi, “black”)

Logogram

𒈪 • (GE₆, MI)

1. Sumerogram of ṣalmum (“black”)

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Sumerian

Noun

𒈪 • (g̃i₆ /g̃i/)

1. night

References

• “𒈪 (g̃i)” in ePSD2

Verb

𒈪 • (gigi₂, giggi /giggi/)

1. to be black
2. to blacken

Related terms

• 𒊕𒈪𒂵 (sag̃ gig₂-ga /sag̃ giga/, “Black Headed Ones”)

 

See also

Colors in Sumerian · 𒍨 (zib₂ /zib/) (layout · text)

𒌓 (babbar)		𒈪 (giggi)
𒋜 (su₄ /su/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /dara/)	𒋜 (su₄ /su/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /dara/)	𒅊 (sig₇ /sig/)
	𒅊 (sig₇ /sig/)
		𒍝𒆳 (za-gin₃ /zagin/)
	𒄭𒈨𒁕 (ḫe-me-da /ḫemeda/)

References

• “𒈪 (giggi)” in ePSD2