𒇻

𒇻 U+121FB, 𒇻 CUNEIFORM SIGN LU ← 𒇺 [U+121FA] Cuneiform 𒇼 → [U+121FC]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒇻	Sign Number
MZL	812
Deimel	537
HZL	210
Components
𒆸, 𒈦

Derived signs

• 𒁢
• 𒁥
• 𒁦
• 𒂲
• 𒄎
• 𒅳
• 𒇎
• 𒇖
• 𒇼

 

Usage notes

• Later identical in shape to 𒁳.

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	𒇻
Sumerograms	LU, UDU
Phonetic values	lu

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒇻 (udu, “sheep”)

Logogram

𒇻 • (UDU)

1. Sumerogram of immerum (“sheep”)

Hittite

Etymology

Not attested in syllabic writing, but the spelling 𒇻𒊻 (UDU-us) indicates that it was a u-stem word, and therefore could be reconstructed as *pekkus. See Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).

Noun

𒇻 • (UDU /pekkus/)

1. sheep

Alternative forms

• 𒇻𒊻 (UDU-us /⁠pekkus⁠/)

Sumerian

“sheep”

Emegir	𒇻 (udu)
Emesal	𒂊𒍢 (eze)

Etymology 1

Noun

𒇻 • (udu /uřa/ or /udu/)

1. sheep, ram, ovine

Derived terms

• 𒇻𒀴 (udunita)
• 𒇻𒃲 (udugal)
• 𒇻𒉌 (udu'i)
• 𒇻𒊺 (udu niga)
• 𒇻𒋠 (udu sikik)

 

Related terms

• 𒇻𒅆/𒄎 (lulim)
• 𒉺𒇻 (sipad)

 

References

• “𒇻 (udu)” in ePSD2
• “𒇻 (udu)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016
• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 43

Etymology 2

Verb

𒇻 • (lu)

1. to be abundant

References

• “𒇻 (lu)” in ePSD2

Etymology 3

Alternative forms of /lu/
𒈖 (lu₃)

Verb

𒇻 • (lu)

1. stir up, mix

References

• “𒇻 (lu)” in ePSD2

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒇻