𒀴


𒀴 U+12034, 𒀴
CUNEIFORM SIGN ARAD
← 𒀳
[U+12033] 		Cuneiform 𒀵 →
[U+12035]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign
𒀴 Sign Number
MZL 18
Deimel 50
HZL 16

Derived signs

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 𒀴
Sumerograms ARAD, IR₃, NITAḪ₂, NITA₂
Phonetic values er₃/ir₃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀴 (arad, “male servant”).

Logogram

𒀴 • (ARAD, IR₃)

  1. Sumerogram of wardum (“male slave”)

Alternative forms

𒀵 (ARAD₂)

Sumerian

Glyph origin

This sign represents the evolution of what was originally a drawing of male genitals. See also 𒊩.

Noun

𒀴 • (ir₃, arad /arad/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒀵 (arad₂ /⁠arad⁠/)

Noun

𒀴 • (nita₂ /nita/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒍑 (nita, “male”)

References
  • “𒀴 (arad)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎ (doctoral thesis), page 17
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