𒄈

𒄈 U+12108, 𒄈 CUNEIFORM SIGN GIR2 ← 𒄇 [U+12107] Cuneiform 𒄉 → [U+12109]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄈	Sign Number
MZL	6
Deimel	10
HZL	6

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	𒄈
Sumerograms	GIRI₂, GIR₂
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄈 (g̃ir₂, g̃iri₂ /⁠g̃iri⁠/, “dagger”).

Logogram

𒄈 • (GIR₂)

1. Sumerogram of patrum (“knife, sword”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒄈 • (g̃ir₂, g̃iri₂ /g̃iri/)

1. dagger

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄈

References

• “𒄈 [g̃iri]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present