𒌇

𒌇 U+12307, 𒌇 CUNEIFORM SIGN TUK ← 𒌆 [U+12306] Cuneiform 𒌈 → [U+12308]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌇	Sign Number
MZL	827
Deimel	574
HZL	53

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	𒌇
Sumerograms	DU₁₂, TUK, TUKU
Phonetic values	tug/tuk/tuq

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌇 (du₁₂ /⁠du⁠/, “to play music”).

Logogram

𒌇 • (DU₁₂)

1. Sumerogram of zamārum (“to sing”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌇 (tuk, “to have”).

Logogram

𒌇 • (TUK)

1. Sumerogram of išûm (“to have”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒌇 • (tuk, tuku) (reduplicated form 𒌇𒌇 (du₁₂-du₁₂ /⁠dudu⁠/))

1. to acquire, obtain
2. to have, possess
3. to marry

Related terms

• 𒄑𒌇 (g̃eš tuku, “to listen”)

Etymology 2

Verb

𒌇 • (du₁₂ /du/)

1. (music) to play (a musical instrument), to sing

References

• “𒌇 [tuku]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒌇 [du]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present