𒈪


𒈪 U+1222A, 𒈪
CUNEIFORM SIGN MI
← 𒈩
[U+12229] 		Cuneiform 𒈫 →
[U+1222B]

Translingual
The character in archaic linear script.[1]

Cuneiform sign
𒈪 Sign Number
MZL 681
Deimel 427
HZL 267

References
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
  1. A guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities‎, [London] : Printed by order of the Trustees, 1922, page 22

Akkadian

Sign values
Sign 𒈪
Sumerograms GE₆, GIG₂, GI₆, MI
Phonetic values me₂, mi

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈪 (g̃i₆ /g̃i/, “night”)

Logogram

𒈪 • (GE₆, MI)

  1. Sumerogram of mūšum (“night”)
  2. Sumerogram of mušītum (“night”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈪 (giggi, “black”)

Logogram

𒈪 • (GE₆, MI)

  1. Sumerogram of ṣalmum (“black”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒈪 • (g̃i₆ g̃i)

  1. night

References
  • “𒈪 (g̃i)” in ePSD2

Verb

𒈪 • (gigi₂, giggi giggi)

  1. to be black
  2. to blacken
  • 𒊕𒈪𒂵 (sag̃ gig₂-ga /sag̃ giga/, “Black Headed Ones”)

See also
Colors in Sumerian · 𒍨 (zib₂ /zib/) (layout · text)
     𒌓 (babbar)           𒈪 (giggi)
             𒋜 (su₄ /su/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /dara/)              𒋜 (su₄ /su/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /dara/)              𒅊 (sig₇ /sig/)
                          𒅊 (sig₇ /sig/)             
                                       𒍝𒆳 (za-gin₃ /zagin/)
                          𒄭𒈨𒁕 (ḫe-me-da /ḫemeda/)             

References
  • “𒈪 (giggi)” in ePSD2
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