𒉠


𒉠 U+12260, 𒉠
CUNEIFORM SIGN NISAG
𒉟
[U+1225F]
Cuneiform 𒉡
[U+12261]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒉠 Sign Number
MZL 546
Deimel 337xx
HZL

References

  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of
/nesag̃/
𒉈𒊕 (ne-sag̃)
𒃻𒊕 (ni₃-sag̃)
𒋃 (nesag̃₂)

Noun

𒉠 • (nesag̃)

  1. first-fruit offering
  2. Nesag̃ (month name)
    𒌚𒋃𒅗
    iti nesag̃₂-ka
    /itid nesag̃k'a/
    in the month of Nesag̃
  3. prime, foremost

Descendants

  • Akkadian: 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum)
    • Aramaic: נִיסָן (nīsān)
      • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān)
      • Turoyo: ܢܝܣܷܢ (nisën)
      • Classical Syriac: ܢܝܣܢ (nīsān)
    • Biblical Hebrew: נִיסָן (nisɔ́n)

References