𒊊

𒊊 U+1228A, 𒊊 CUNEIFORM SIGN PIRIG ← 𒊉 [U+12289] Cuneiform 𒊋 → [U+1228B]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• 𒄊

Cuneiform sign

𒊊	Sign Number
MZL	701
Deimel	444
HZL	301

Derived signs

• 𒊌
• 𒊍

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	𒊊
Sumerograms	GIRI₃, GIR₃, PIRIG, UG₂, ŠAKKAN₂
Phonetic values	—

Eblaite

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *labuʔum (“lion”).

Noun

𒊊 (PIRIG /labʾum/) m

1. lion

Sumerian

Noun

𒊊 • (pirig̃)

1. lion

   Synonym: 𒌨𒈤 (ur-maḫ /⁠urmaḫ⁠/)

References

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