𒆕

𒆕 U+12195, 𒆕 CUNEIFORM SIGN KAK ← 𒆔 [U+12194] Cuneiform 𒆖 → [U+12196]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆕	Sign Number
MZL	379
Deimel	230
HZL	75

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	𒆕
Sumerograms	DU₃, GAG/KAK, KAL₃
Phonetic values	gag/kak/qaq

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆕 (du₃ /⁠du⁠/, “to build; to be all”).

Logogram

𒆕 • (DU₃)

1. Sumerogram of banûm (“to build”)
2. (in personal names) Sumerogram of banûm (“to be good, beautiful”)
3. Sumerogram of epēšum (“to do, act; to make, build”)
4. Sumerogram of kalûm (“totality, all”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Verb

𒆕 • (du₃, dru₃ /řu/)

1. to build, erect, make
2. to plant
3. to apply, affix, make fast, build onto, fasten onto
4. to detain, hold back, restrain, impede, catch, hold onto, retain
5. to drive in, insert

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /du/
𒁕 (da)

Verb

𒆕 • (du₃ /du/)

1. to be all

Etymology 3

Noun

𒆕 • (gag)

1. alternative form of 𒄑𒆕 (gag, “nail”)

Etymology 4

Alternative forms of /ḫenbur/
𒊺𒆕 (ḫenbur₂)
𒄀𒊺𒆕 (giḫenbur₂)
𒄀𒆕 (giḫenbur)
𒄑𒊺𒆕 (g̃ešḫenbur₂)

Noun

𒆕 • (ḫenbur)

1. stalk
2. growth of rushes

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒆕

References

• “𒆕 (du₃, “to build”)” in ePSD2
• “𒆕 (du₃, “to be all”)” in ePSD2
• “𒆕 (ḫenbur)” in ePSD2