𒁶


𒁶 U+12076, 𒁶
CUNEIFORM SIGN DIM2
← 𒁵
[U+12075] 		Cuneiform 𒁷 →
[U+12077]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign
𒁶 Sign Number
MZL 686
Deimel 440
HZL 165

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 𒁶
Sumerograms DIM₂, GIM, GIN₇, ŠITIM
Phonetic values gim/kim/qim

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁶 (gim, gen₇ /gen/, “like, as”).

Logogram

𒁶 • (GIM)

  1. Sumerogram of kīma (“like, as”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁶 (dim₂ /dim/, “to form, make”).

Logogram

𒁶 • (DIM₂)

  1. Sumerogram of banûm (“to form, make”)

Sumerian

Particle

𒁶 • (gim, gin₇, gen₇ /gen/)

  1. (enclitic, equative case marker) like, as
    𒀀𒁀 𒋀𒈬𒁶 ― aba šeš-g̃u₁₀-gen₇ /aba šešg̃ugen/ ― Who is like my brother?
    𒋀𒀕𒆠𒈠 𒁶𒉆 ― urim₂ki-ma-gen₇-nam /Urimakgenam/ ― it is as that of Ur
Derived terms
  • 𒁶𒉆 (gin₇-nam /ginam/, “like; equals”)

Verb

𒁶 • (dim₂ /dim/)

  1. to build, fashion, form, create
  2. to make like, make into
  3. to act, behave like

References
  • “𒁶 (dim)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎ (doctoral thesis), page 202
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