π’‚Š


π’‚Š U+1208A, 𒂊
CUNEIFORM SIGN E
← 𒂉
[U+12089]
Cuneiform π’‚‹ β†’
[U+1208B]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

π’‚Š 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’‚Š
Sumerograms E
Phonetic values e

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’‚Š (egβ‚‚, β€œlevee”).

Logogram

π’‚Š β€’ (E)

  1. Sumerogram of Δ«kum (β€œdyke, ditch”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Interjection

π’‚Š β€’ (e)

  1. (vocative interjection) hey

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of
/eg/
π’€€ (eβ‚„)

Noun

π’‚Š β€’ (egβ‚‚, e /eg/)

  1. levee, irrigation ditch, embankment (a broad earthen wall which accommodated a ditch or small canal running along its top)[1]
Descendants
  • β†’ Akkadian: π’‚Š (Δ«kum)

Etymology 3

Verb

π’‚Š β€’ (e)

  1. perfective plural and imperfective stem of π’…— (du₁₁, dugβ‚„ /⁠dug⁠/, β€œto speak”)

See also

  • Sumerian terms spelled with π’‚Š

References

  • β€œπ’‚Š (e (interjection))” in ePSD2
  • β€œπ’‚Š (eg)” in ePSD2
  • β€œπ’‚Š (e (verb))” in ePSD2
  1. ^ Steinkeller, JAOS 115 (1995), 543