𒆬

𒆬 U+121AC, 𒆬 CUNEIFORM SIGN KU3 ← 𒆫 [U+121AB] Cuneiform 𒆭 → [U+121AD]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆬	Sign Number
MZL	745
Deimel	468
HZL	69

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	𒆬
Sumerograms	KUG, KU₃
Phonetic values	—

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆬 (kug, ku₃ /⁠kug⁠/, “metal, silver”).

Logogram

𒆬 • (KUG, KU₃)

1. (Old Babylonian) Sumerogram of kaspum (“silver”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆬 (kug, ku₃ /⁠kug⁠/, “to be pure, holy”).

Logogram

𒆬 • (KU₃)

1. Sumerogram of ellum (“pure, holy”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒆬 • (kug, ku₃ /kug/)

1. metal
2. silver

Verb

𒆬 • (kug, ku₃ /kug/)

1. to be sacred, holy, pure
2. to sanctify, purify

Derived terms

• 𒆬𒄀
• 𒆬𒌓

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒆬

References

• “𒆬 [kug, metal]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒆬 [kug, pure]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present