𒍼

𒍼 U+1237C, 𒍼
CUNEIFORM SIGN GIG
← 𒍻
[U+1237B] 		Cuneiform 𒍽 →
[U+1237D]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign
𒍼 Sign Number
MZL 705
Deimel 446
HZL 269

Usage notes
  • Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining 𒈪 and 𒉭.

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 𒍼
Sumerograms GIG
Phonetic values gig/kik/qiq

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍼 (gig, kib₃ /kib/, “wheat”).

Logogram

𒍼 • (GIG)

  1. Sumerogram of kibtum (“wheat”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍼 (gig, “to be sick, troublesome”).

Logogram

𒍼 • (GIG)

  1. Sumerogram of marṣum (“sick; troublesome”)

Sumerian
Alternative forms of
/kib/
𒄃 (gib)

Noun

𒍼 • (gig, kib₃ kib)

  1. wheat
References
  • “𒍼 (kib)” in ePSD2

Verb

𒍼 • (gig)

  1. to be sick, sore, weak, to hurt
  2. to be troublesome, painful, bad, evil, bitter, hateful
  3. to be interdicted, taboo
References
  • “𒍼 (gig)” in ePSD2
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