𒋰

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𒋰 U+122F0, 𒋰
CUNEIFORM SIGN TAB
𒋯
[U+122EF]
Cuneiform 𒋱
[U+122F1]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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𒋰 Sign Number
MZL 209
Deimel 124
HZL 90

References

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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign 𒋰
Sumerograms 2, MIN₆, TAB
Phonetic values tab/tap

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋰 (tab, to burn; to double; fever).

Logogram

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𒋰 (TAB)

  1. Sumerogram of edēlum (to shut, lock)
  2. Sumerogram of eṣēpum (to double)
  3. Sumerogram of ḫamāṭum (to burn)
  4. Sumerogram of ḫimṭum (burning; fever)

Sumerian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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𒋰 (tab)

  1. to begin, to start
  2. to burn
    1. to make or dye red
    2. to brand, to mark
  3. to double, to repeat
    1. to partner, to be parallel
  4. to flatten, to lay flat
  5. to grasp, to hold

Noun

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𒋰 (tab)

  1. companion, partner
  2. illness, disease (perhaps originally a fever derived from "to burn")

Etymology 2

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Numeral

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𒋰 (min₆ /min/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒈫 (min)