𒐍

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𒐍 U+1240D, 𒐍
CUNEIFORM NUMERIC SIGN EIGHT DISH
𒐌
[U+1240C]
Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation 𒐎
[U+1240E]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒐍 Sign Number
MZL 864
Deimel 598d
HZL 374
Components
𒁹

References[edit]

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

Akkadian[edit]

Sign values[edit]

Sign 𒐍
Sumerograms 480, 8, USSU
Phonetic values

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒐍 (ussu, eight)

Logogram[edit]

𒐍 (USSU)

  1. Sumerogram of samānat (eight)

Sumerian[edit]

Sumerian numbers (edit)
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: 𒐍 (ussu)

Etymology[edit]

A derivation from 𒐊 (ia₂ /⁠ya⁠/, five) +‎ 𒐈 (eš₅ /⁠eš⁠/, three) has been proposed, but it is phonologically impossible. The etymology of this numeral remains unknown.

Alternative forms of
/ussu/
𒐆 (ussu₂)

Numeral[edit]

𒐍 (ussu)

  1. eight, 8

References[edit]

  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 243
  • 𒐍 (ussu)” in ePSD2