𒈿

𒈿 U+1223F, 𒈿 CUNEIFORM SIGN NA2 ← 𒈾 [U+1223E] Cuneiform 𒉀 → [U+12240]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒈿	Sign Number
MZL	689
Deimel	431
HZL	314

Derived signs

• 𒀩

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	𒈿
Sumerograms	NA₂, NU₂
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈿 (nu₂, nud /⁠nud⁠/, “to lie down”).

Logogram

𒈿 • (NU₂, NA₂)

1. Sumerogram of niālum (“to lie down”)
2. Sumerogram of ṣalālum (“to lie down, sleep”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒈿 • (g̃ešnu₃ /g̃ešnud/)

1. alternative form of 𒄑𒈿 (g̃eš-nud /⁠g̃ešnud⁠/)

Verb

𒈿 • (nu₂, nud /nud/) (reduplicated form 𒈿𒈿 (nu₂-nu₂ /⁠nunu⁠/))

1. to lie down
2. to be ill
3. to sleep with

References

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