𒅗

𒅗 U+12157, 𒅗 CUNEIFORM SIGN KA ← 𒅖 [U+12156] Cuneiform 𒅘 → [U+12158]

𒅗	Sign Number
MZL	24
Deimel	15
HZL	133
Components
𒊕, 𒍦

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Sign	𒅗
Sumerograms	DUG₄, DU₁₁, GU₃, INIM, I₅, KA, KIR₄, ZU₂
Phonetic values	ka

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (dug₄ /⁠dug⁠/, “to speak”).

𒅗 • (DUG₄, DU₁₁)

1. Sumerogram of qabûm (“to speak”)

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (gu₃ /⁠gu⁠/, “voice, sound”), see 𒅗𒌤 (gu₃ de₂ /⁠gu de⁠/).

𒅗 • (GU₃)

1. Sumerogram of šasûm (“to shout, call”)

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (inim, “word”).

𒅗 • (INIM)

1. Sumerogram of awātum (“word; matter”)

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (ka /⁠kag⁠/, “mouth”).

𒅗 • (KA)

1. Sumerogram of pûm (“mouth”)

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (kir₄ /⁠kiri⁠/, “nose”).

𒅗 • (KIR₄)

1. Sumerogram of appum (“nose”)

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (zu₂, “tooth”).

𒅗 • (ZU₂)

1. Sumerogram of šinnum (“tooth”)

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (inim, “word, matter, affair”).

𒅗 • (INIM)

1. Sumerogram of 𒌓𒋻 (uttar, “word, matter, afair”)

𒅗 • (gu₃ /gu/)

1. voice, cry, sound, noise

• “𒅗 (gu)” in ePSD2

𒅗 • (inim)

1. word
2. command
3. matter, affair

• “𒅗 (inim)” in ePSD2

𒅗 • (ka /kag/)

1. mouth
2. opening
3. origin, beginning, inception

• “𒅗 (kag)” in ePSD2

Alternative forms of /kir/
𒊯 (kiri₄)

𒅗 • (kir₄ /kir/)

1. hyena

• “𒅗 (kir)” in ePSD2

Alternative forms of /kiri/
𒅮 (kiriₓ(KA×IM))

𒅗 • (kiri₃, kir₄ /kiri/)

1. nose, muzzle

• “𒅗 (kiri)” in ePSD2

Alternative forms of /pu/
𒅤 (pu₃)

𒅗 • (pi₄ /pu/)

1. mouth

• “𒅗 (pu)” in ePSD2

𒅗 • (zu₂ /zu/)

1. tooth, fang
2. tine (of tool or weapon)
3. ivory

• “𒅗 (zu)” in ePSD2

𒅗 • (du₁₁, dug₄ /dug/) (perfective singular 𒅗 (dug₄ /⁠dug⁠/), perfective plural and imperfective 𒂊 (e), present participle and infinitive stem 𒁲 (di))

1. (auxiliary verb) to do, use
2. to act, serve as
3. to speak, talk, say

• “𒅗 (dug)” in ePSD2

𒅗 • (zuḫ)

1. to steal

• “𒅗 (zuḫ)” in ePSD2

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒅗

• “𒅗” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016