๐’‡ป U+121FB, 𒇻
CUNEIFORM SIGN LU
โ† ๐’‡บ
[U+121FA]
Cuneiform ๐’‡ผ โ†’
[U+121FC]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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๐’‡ป Sign Number
MZL 812
Deimel 537
HZL 210
Components
๐’†ธ, ๐’ˆฆ

Derived signs

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Usage notes

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References

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Wikipedia
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Mรผnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, ล umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rรผster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign ๐’‡ป
Sumerograms LU, UDU
Phonetic values lu

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian ๐’‡ป (udu, โ€œsheepโ€)

Logogram

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๐’‡ป โ€ข (UDU)

  1. Sumerogram of immerum (โ€œsheepโ€)

Hittite

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Etymology

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Not attested in syllabic writing, but the spelling ๐’‡ป๐’Šป (UDU-us) indicates that it was a u-stem word, and therefore could be reconstructed as *pekkus. See Proto-Indo-European *peแธฑu- (โ€œlivestock, domestic animalsโ€).

Noun

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๐’‡ป โ€ข (UDU /pekkus/)

  1. sheep

Alternative forms

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Sumerian

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โ€œsheepโ€
Emegir
๐’‡ป (udu)
Emesal

Etymology 1

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Noun

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๐’‡ป โ€ข (udu /uล™a/ or /udu/)

  1. sheep, ram, ovine
Derived terms
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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๐’‡ป โ€ข (lu)

  1. to be abundant

References

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  • โ€œ๐’‡ป (lu)โ€ in ePSD2

Etymology 3

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Alternative forms of
/lu/
๐’ˆ– (luโ‚ƒ)

Verb

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๐’‡ป โ€ข (lu)

  1. stir up, mix

References

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  • โ€œ๐’‡ป (lu)โ€ in ePSD2

See also

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