𒅅

𒅅 U+12145, 𒅅 CUNEIFORM SIGN IG ← 𒅄 [U+12144] Cuneiform 𒅆 → [U+12146]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒅅	Sign Number
MZL	136
Deimel	80
HZL	67

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	𒅅
Sumerograms	GAL₂, IG
Phonetic values	eg/ek/eq, ig/ik/iq

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅅 (ig, “door”)

Logogram

𒅅 • (IG)

1. Sumerogram of daltum (“door”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅅 (gal₂, g̃al₂ /⁠g̃al⁠/, “to exist”).

Logogram

𒅅 • (GAL₂)

1. Sumerogram of bašûm (“to exist”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒅅 • (ig)

1. alternative form of 𒄑𒅅 (^g̃ešig /⁠ig⁠/)

Etymology 2

“to be there”

Emegir	𒅅 (g̃al)
Emesal	𒈠𒀠 (mal)

Verb

𒅅 • (g̃al₂ /g̃al/)

1. to exist, be there
2. to produce, cause to be, provide
3. (with comitative) to be in the care or possession of.

References

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