𒄵

𒄵 U+12135, 𒄵 CUNEIFORM SIGN HI TIMES SHE ← 𒄴 [U+12134] Cuneiform 𒄶 → [U+12136]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄵	Sign Number
MZL	643
Deimel	400
HZL	334
Components
𒄭, 𒊺

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	𒄵
Sumerograms	BIR, ELLAG₂, GIRIŠ
Phonetic values	bir, biri, pir₃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄵 (bir, “to scatter”).

Logogram

𒄵 • (BIR)

1. Sumerogram of sapāḫum (“to scatter”)
2. Sumerogram of sapḫum (“scattered”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Pronoun

𒄵 • (urₓ(ḪI׊E) /ur/)

1. alternative form of 𒄯 (ur₅ /⁠ur⁠/)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒄵 • (ellag̃ /ellag̃₂/)

1. kidney

References

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

Etymology 3

Verb

𒄵 • (bir)

1. to scatter, disperse

References

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

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄵