𒄴

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𒄴 U+12134, 𒄴
CUNEIFORM SIGN HI TIMES NUN
𒄳
[U+12133]
Cuneiform 𒄵
[U+12135]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒄴 Sign Number
MZL 636
Deimel 398
HZL 332
Components
𒄭, 𒉣

References

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  • 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 𒄴
Sumerograms UḪ
Phonetic values aḫ, eḫ, iḫ, uḫ

Usage notes

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  • In Old Babylonian this sign was also used to represent a glottal stop. When that happens, some Assyriologists assign the following special values to this sign: , , , . From Middle Babylonian on, the glottal stop was indicated by the sign 𒀪, originated as a graphic differentiation of 𒄴.

References

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  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 209

Sumerian

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Noun

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𒄴 (eḫ)

  1. insect, bug
  2. moth, louse, flea

See also

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References

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  • 𒄴 (eḫ)” in ePSD2