𒊬

𒊬 U+122AC, 𒊬 CUNEIFORM SIGN SAR ← 𒊫 [U+122AB] Cuneiform 𒊭 → [U+122AD]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒊬	Sign Number
MZL	541
Deimel	152IV, 331e
HZL	353
Components
𒆸

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	𒊬
Sumerograms	KIRI₆, MU₂, SAKAR, SAR, SAḪAR₂, ŠAKAR, ŠAR
Phonetic values	šar

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒊬 (kiri₆ /⁠kiri⁠/, “orchard”).

Logogram

𒊬 • (KIRI₆)

1. Sumerogram of kirûm (“orchard”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒊬 (sar, “to write”).

Logogram

𒊬 • (SAR)

1. Sumerogram of šaṭārum (“to write; inscription”)
2. Sumerogram of šiṭrum (“text, inscription”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of /kiri/
𒄑𒊬 (g̃eškiri₆)

Noun

𒊬 • (kiri₆ /kiri/)

1. orchard

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒊬 (kirûm)

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

𒊬 • (sar)

1. garden plot

Verb

𒊬 • (sar)

1. to write (on), inscribe

Verb

𒊬 • (sar)

1. to run, hasten
2. to chase away

References

• “𒊬 [sar, garden]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒊬 [sar, to inscribe]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒊬 [sar, to run]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present

Etymology 3

Verb

𒊬 • (mu₂ /mu/)

1. to grow up, grow out, sprout
2. to ignite
3. to incite

References

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

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒊬