𒋚


𒋚 U+122DA, 𒋚
CUNEIFORM SIGN SHUBUR
𒋙
[U+122D9]
Cuneiform 𒋛
[U+122DB]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋚 Sign Number
MZL 22, 23
Deimel 53
HZL 309

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 𒋚
Sumerograms ŠAḪ, ŠUBUR
Phonetic values šaḫ, šiḫ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋚 (šaḫ, pig).

Logogram

𒋚 • (ŠAḪ)

  1. Sumerogram of šaḫûm (pig)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋚 • (šaḫ)

  1. alternative form of 𒂄 (šaḫ₂ /⁠šaḫ⁠/, pig)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋚 • (subur or šubur)

  1. slave, servant

Proper noun

𒋚 • (šubur)

  1. Subartu (a region of upper Mesopotamia in the Bronze Age, which later came to be called Assyria.)

References

  • 𒋚 (šaḫ)” in ePSD2
  • 𒋚 (subur)” in ePSD2
  • 𒋚 (Šubur)” in ePSD2