𒋀


𒋀 U+122C0, 𒋀
CUNEIFORM SIGN SHESH
← 𒊿
[U+122BF] 		Cuneiform 𒋁 →
[U+122C1]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign
𒋀 Sign Number
MZL 535
Deimel 331
HZL 79

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 𒋀
Sumerograms SES, URI₃, URU₃, ŠEŠ, ŠIZ
Phonetic values sis, siš, šiš

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋀 (šeš, “brother”).

Logogram

𒋀 • (ŠEŠ)

  1. Sumerogram of aḫum

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋀 (ses, “bitter”).

Logogram

𒋀 • (SES)

  1. Sumerogram of marrum

Logogram

𒋀 • (ŠEŠ)

  1. Sumerogram of annûm (“this”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒋀 • (šeš šeš)

  1. brother
  2. junior worker, assistant
Usage notes
  • It was probably pronounced /ses/ at least through Old Babylonian times.

Noun

𒋀 • (mun₄)

  1. Alternative form of 𒁵 (mun, “salt, brackish”)

Verb

𒋀 or 𒋀 • (ses sis or transliteration needed ses)

  1. to be bitter, brackish, saline

See also
  • Sumerian terms spelled with 𒋀

References
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