𒊏

𒊏 U+1228F, 𒊏 CUNEIFORM SIGN RA ← 𒊎 [U+1228E] Cuneiform 𒊐 → [U+12290]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒊏	Sign Number
MZL	511
Deimel	328
HZL	233

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	𒊏
Sumerograms	RA
Phonetic values	ra

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒊏 (ra /⁠raḫ⁠/, “to hit”)

Logogram

𒊏 • (RA)

1. Sumerogram of maḫāṣum (“to hit”)

Sumerian

Verb

𒊏 • (raḫ₂) (raḫ)

1. to hit, beat upon, strike down
2. to drive (animals)
3. to impress (a seal)

Related terms

• 𒄑𒊏 (g̃eš raḫ₂ /⁠g̃eš raḫ⁠/)
• 𒊕𒄑𒊏 (sag̃ g̃eš raḫ₂ /⁠sag̃ g̃eš raḫ⁠/)

References

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