π
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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
| π | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 498 | |
| Deimel | 308 | |
| HZL | 187 | |
References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
Sign values
| Sign | π |
|---|---|
| Sumerograms | E |
| Phonetic values | e |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (egβ, βleveeβ).
Logogram
π β’ (E)
- Sumerogram of Δ«kum (βdyke, ditchβ)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Interjection
π β’ (e)
- (vocative interjection) hey
Etymology 2
| Alternative forms of /eg/ |
|---|
| π (eβ) |
Noun
π β’ (egβ, e /eg/)
- levee, irrigation ditch, embankment (a broad earthen wall which accommodated a ditch or small canal running along its top)[1]
Descendants
- β Akkadian: π (Δ«kum)
Etymology 3
Verb
π β’ (e)
- perfective plural and imperfective stem of π (duββ, dugβ /β dugβ /, βto speakβ)
See also
- Sumerian terms spelled with π
References
- ^ Steinkeller, JAOS 115 (1995), 543