𒁀

𒁀 U+12040, 𒁀 CUNEIFORM SIGN BA ← 𒀿 [U+1203F] Cuneiform 𒁁 → [U+12041]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁀	Sign Number
MZL	14
Deimel	5
HZL	205

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	𒁀
Sumerograms	BA
Phonetic values	ba

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁀 (ba, “to give as a gift, to divide up”).

Logogram

𒁀 • (BA)

1. Sumerogram of qiāšum (“to bestow”)
2. Sumerogram of zâzum (“to divide up”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒁀 • (ba)

1. allotment, distribution, share

Verb

𒁀 • (ba)

1. to divide up, allot, distribute, assign
2. to give as a gift or a share
3. to reduce, diminish, deteriorate

Derived terms

• 𒃻𒁀

Etymology 2

Contraction of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, “this”) +‎ 𒀀 (a, locative case marker).

Determiner

𒁀 • (ba /bâ/)

1. locative of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, “this”)

Etymology 3

Contraction of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/) and the genitive case marker /-ak/.

Determiner

𒁀 • (ba /bâk/)

1. genitive of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, “this”)

Pronoun

𒁀 • (ba /bâk/)

1. genitive of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, “its”)

References

• “𒁀 [ba]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• Jagersma, Bram (2010), A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis)