𒋗

𒋗 U+122D7, 𒋗 CUNEIFORM SIGN SHU ← 𒋖 [U+122D6] Cuneiform 𒋘 → [U+122D8]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋗	Sign Number
MZL	567
Deimel	354
HZL	68

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	𒋗
Sumerograms	ŠU
Phonetic values	šu

Logogram

𒋗 • (ŠU)

1. Sumerogram of qātum (“hand”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋗 • (šu)

1. hand
2. handwriting
3. responsibility

Related terms

• 𒋗𒅆𒌨 (šu ḫul /⁠šu ḫulu⁠/)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋗 • (šu)

1. pestle, muller, pounding stone

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒋗

References

• “𒋗 [šu, hand]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒋗 [šu, pestle]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present