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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
| 𒌉 | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 255 | |
| Deimel | 144 | |
| HZL | 237 | |
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
Sign values
| Sign | 𒌉 |
|---|---|
| Sumerograms | BAN₃, DUMU, TUR |
| Phonetic values | tur |
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌉 (dumu, “child”).
Logogram
𒌉 • (DUMU)
- Sumerogram of mārum (“son”)
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌉 (tur, “small, young”)
Logogram
𒌉 • (TUR)
- Sumerogram of ṣeḫērum (“to be small, young”)
- Sumerogram of ṣeḫrum (“small, young”)
- Sumerogram of ṣuḫārum (“boy, servant”)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
| Alternative forms of /banda/ |
|---|
| 𒌉𒁕 (banda₃da, ban₃-da) |
Adjective
𒌉 • (banda₃ /banda/)
- small(er), young(er), minor, junior
- short (time)
- impetuous, wild
Noun
𒌉 • (banda₃ /banda/)
- young one, child, infant
- offspring, progeny
- attendant
Related terms
- 𒉡𒌉 (nu-banda₃ /nubanda/)
Etymology 2
| Alternative forms of /dumu/ |
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| 𒂅𒈬 (du₅-mu) |
Noun
𒌉 • (dumu)
- child, son, daughter
- citizen (of a particular city)
- Synonym: 𒌉𒂠 (dumu-gir₁₅ /dumugir/)
- member of a class, group, craft
Related terms
- 𒌉𒊕 (dumu-sag̃ /dumusag̃/, “first-born son”)
- 𒌉𒊩 (dumu-munus /dumumunus/)
- 𒌉𒍑 (dumu-nita /dumunita/)
Adjective
𒌉 • (tur) (plural 𒌉𒌉 (tur-tur /turtur/))
- small
- 𒈫 𒍏𒆉𒁇𒋗 𒌉𒌉 ― min urudazabar₃-šu tur-tur /min zabaršu turtur/ ― two small copper hand mirrors
- young
- brief
Verb
𒌉 • (tur)
- to be small, young
- to reduce, subtract, diminish, deduct
See also
- Sumerian terms spelled with 𒌉
References
- “𒌉 (banda)” in ePSD2
- “𒌉 (dumu)” in ePSD2
- “𒌉 (tur)” in ePSD2
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian (doctoral thesis), page 270