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𒁀 U+12040, 𒁀
CUNEIFORM SIGN BA
𒀿
[U+1203F]
Cuneiform 𒁁
[U+12041]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒁀 Sign Number
MZL 14
Deimel 5
HZL 205

References

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

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign 𒁀
Sumerograms BA
Phonetic values ba

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁀 (ba, to give as a gift, to divide up).

Logogram

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𒁀 (BA)

  1. Sumerogram of qiāšum (to bestow)
  2. Sumerogram of zâzum (to divide up)

Sumerian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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𒁀 (ba)

  1. allotment, distribution, share

Verb

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𒁀 (ba)

  1. to divide up, allot, distribute, assign
  2. to give as a gift or a share
  3. to reduce, diminish, deteriorate

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Contraction of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, this) +‎ 𒀀 (a, locative case marker).

Determiner

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𒁀 (ba //)

  1. locative of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, this)

Etymology 3

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Contraction of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/) and the genitive case marker /-ak/.

Determiner

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𒁀 (ba /bâk/)

  1. genitive of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, this)

Pronoun

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𒁀 (ba /bâk/)

  1. genitive of 𒁉 (be₂ /⁠be⁠/, its)

References

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  • 𒁀 (ba)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis)