gigurรป

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian ๐’Œ‹ (giguru), from ๐’„€ (gi, โ€œreedโ€) +โ€Ž ๐’„ฅ (gur, โ€œto turnโ€) +โ€Ž ๐’€€ (a, nominalizing suffix), literally โ€œreed stylus turned aroundโ€, indicating the antecedent of the sign ๐’Œ‹, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus.

Pronunciation

Noun

gigurรป m (Standard Babylonian)

  1. name of the cuneiform sign ๐’Œ‹ (Winkelhaken)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’„€๐’„–๐’Š’๐’Œ‹ (gi-gu-ru-u)

References

  • โ€œgigurรป Aโ€, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)โ€Ž, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956โ€“2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) โ€œgigurรปโ€, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Further reading

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