𒂊

𒂊 U+1208A, 𒂊 CUNEIFORM SIGN E ← 𒂉 [U+12089] Cuneiform 𒂋 → [U+1208B]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂊	Sign Number
MZL	498
Deimel	308
HZL	187

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	𒂊
Sumerograms	E
Phonetic values	e

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂊 (eg₂, “levee”).

Logogram

𒂊 • (E)

1. Sumerogram of īkum (“dyke, ditch”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Interjection

𒂊 • (e)

1. (vocative interjection) hey

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /eg/
𒀀 (e₄)

Noun

𒂊 • (eg₂, e /eg/)

1. levee, irrigation ditch, embankment (a broad earthen wall which accommodated a ditch or small canal running along its top)

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒂊 (īkum)

Etymology 3

Verb

𒂊 • (e)

1. perfective plural and imperfective stem of 𒅗 (du₁₁, dug₄ /⁠dug⁠/, “to speak”)

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒂊

References

• “𒂊 (e (interjection))” in ePSD2
• “𒂊 (eg)” in ePSD2
• “𒂊 (e (verb))” in ePSD2