𒁹

See also: 𒐕

𒁹	U+12079, 𒁹 CUNEIFORM SIGN DISH

← 𒁸
[U+12078]

Cuneiform

𒁺 →
[U+1207A]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁹	Sign Number
MZL	748
Deimel	480
HZL	356

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	𒁹
Sumerograms	1, DIŠ
Phonetic values	diš/ṭiš

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁹 (diš, “one”).

Logogram

𒁹 • (DIŠ, 1)

Sumerogram of ištēn (“one”)

Determinative

𒁹 • (DIŠ, ^diš, ^I,^m, ^p)

used before (mainly) masculine personal names.
marker for beginning sentences and paragraphs.
repetition marker.

Sumerian

**Sumerian numbers ^(edit)**
		10
		1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: 𒁹 (diš)

Etymology 1

Numeral

𒁹 • (diš)

one, 1

See also

𒀸 (aš, “single”)
𒐕 (g̃eš₂ /⁠g̃ešd⁠/, “sixty, 60”)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒁹 • (santak₄, sag̃tak₄ /sag̃tak/)

(mathematics) triangle
Synonym: 𒊕𒆕 (sag̃-du₃ /⁠sag̃du⁠/)
wedge (of a cuneiform sign)

Descendants

→ Akkadian: 𒁹 (santakkum)

Etymology 3

Determinative

𒁹 • (^diš, ^I, ^m, ^p)

used before (mainly) masculine personal names.
marker for beginning sentences and paragraphs.
repetition marker.

References

Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 242
“𒁹 (diš)” in ePSD2
“𒁹 (sag̃tak)” in ePSD2