𒂖

𒂖 U+12096, 𒂖 CUNEIFORM SIGN EL ← 𒂕 [U+12095] Cuneiform 𒂗 → [U+12097]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂖	Sign Number
MZL	899
Deimel	564
HZL	307
Components
𒊩, 𒋛

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	𒂖
Sumerograms	SIKIL
Phonetic values	el

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂖 (sikil, “pure”).

Logogram

𒂖 • (SIKIL)

1. Sumerogram of ellum (“pure, clear”)

Sumerian

Verb

𒂖 • (sikil)

1. to be pure, clean, pristine, virginal
2. to purify, clean

References

• “𒂖 [sikil]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present