𒋚

𒋚 U+122DA, 𒋚 CUNEIFORM SIGN SHUBUR ← 𒋙 [U+122D9] Cuneiform 𒋛 → [U+122DB]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋚	Sign Number
MZL	22, 23
Deimel	53
HZL	309

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	𒋚
Sumerograms	ŠAḪ, ŠUBUR
Phonetic values	šaḫ, šiḫ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋚 (šaḫ, “pig”).

Logogram

𒋚 • (ŠAḪ)

1. Sumerogram of šaḫûm (“pig”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋚 • (šaḫ)

1. Alternative form of 𒂄 (šaḫ₂ /⁠šaḫ⁠/, “pig”)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋚 • (subur or šubur)

1. slave, servant

Proper noun

𒋚 • (šubur)

1. Subartu (a region of upper Mesopotamia in the Bronze Age, which later came to be called Assyria.)

References

• “𒋚 (šaḫ)” in ePSD2
• “𒋚 (subur)” in ePSD2
• “𒋚 (Šubur)” in ePSD2