𒃰

𒃰 U+120F0, 𒃰 CUNEIFORM SIGN GAD ← 𒃯 [U+120EF] Cuneiform 𒃱 → [U+120F1]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒃰	Sign Number
MZL	157
Deimel	90
HZL	173

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	𒃰
Sumerograms	GAD, GADA
Phonetic values	kad/kat

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, “flax; linen”).

Logogram

𒃰 • (GADA)

1. Sumerogram of kitûm (“flax; linen”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒃰 • (gada)

1. flax
2. linen

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒃰 (kitûm)

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒃰

References

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