𒁺

𒁺 U+1207A, 𒁺 CUNEIFORM SIGN DU ← 𒁹 [U+12079] Cuneiform 𒁻 → [U+1207B]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁺	Sign Number
MZL	350
Deimel	206
HZL	128

Derived signs

• 𒁻
• 𒁼
• 𒁽
• 𒃬
• 𒅵
• 𒊗

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	𒁺
Sumerograms	DU, GIN, GUB, KAŠ₅, KIN₇, RA₂, RI₆, TUM₂
Phonetic values	du, kub/kup, ṭu₃

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁺 (du, “to go”).

Logogram

𒁺 • (DU)

1. Sumerogram of alākum (“to go”)
2. (Old Akkadian) Sumerogram of šēpum (“foot”)
3. (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian) Sumerogram of išdum (“base, foundation”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁺 (gin, “to be firm, true”).

Logogram

𒁺 • (GIN)

1. Sumerogram of kânum (“to be firm, true”)
2. (especially in personal names) Sumerogram of kīnum (“firm, true”)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁺 (tum₂ /⁠tum⁠/, “to bring in, carry off”).

Logogram

𒁺 • (TUM₂)

1. (Old Babylonian, mathematics) Sumerogram of wabālum (“to multiply”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒁺 • (de₆ /de/)

1. perfective singular with mass nouns of 𒁺 (tum₂ /⁠tum⁠/, “to bring”)

Etymology 2

Verb

𒁺 • (du) (imperfective singular 𒁺 (du), perfective singular 𒁺 (g̃en), imperfective plural 𒁻 (su₈, sub₂ /⁠sub⁠/), perfective plural 𒁻 (re₇, ere×(DU.DU), er /⁠ere⁠/), present participle 𒁲 (di), imperative 𒂷 (g̃e₂₆, g̃en /⁠g̃en⁠/))

1. to come, go, move about

Verb

𒁺 • (g̃en)

1. perfective singular of 𒁺 (du, “to go, come”)

   𒈗𒉌𒅎𒁺

   lugal i₃-im-g̃en

   The king came.

References

• “𒁺 [du]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒁺 [g̃en]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present

Etymology 3

Verb

𒁺 • (gin)

1. alternative form of 𒄀 (gin₆ /⁠gin⁠/)

Etymology 4

Verb

𒁺 • (gub) (plural 𒁻 (sug₂ /⁠sug⁠/))

1. (intransitive) to stand
2. (transitive) to erect, set up

Related terms

• 𒄑𒌆𒉿𒁺 (g̃eštug₂ gub /⁠g̃eštug gub⁠/)

References

• “𒁺 [gub]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present

Etymology 5

“to bring”

Emegir	𒁺 (tum)
Emesal	𒅕 (ir)

Alternative forms of /tum/
𒉐 (tum₃)

Verb

𒁺 • (tum₂ /tum/) (imperfective and perfective singular with countable nouns or perfective singular with mass nouns 𒁺 (tum₂ /⁠tum⁠/), perfective singular with mass nouns 𒁺 (de₆ /⁠de⁠/), imperfective and perfective plural with countable nouns 𒁻 (laḫ₄ /⁠laḫ⁠/))

1. to bring in, deliver
2. to take away, carry off

References

• “𒁺 [tum]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒁺 [de]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒁺