𒀭


𒀭 U+1202D, 𒀭
CUNEIFORM SIGN AN
← 𒀬
[U+1202C] 		Cuneiform 𒀮 →
[U+1202E]

Translingual

Symbol

𒀭

  1. Cuneiform sign AN.

𒀭

Cuneiform sign AN

  • Borger (2003): 10
  • Borger (1981): 13
  • HZL: 8
  • Unicode: U+1202D 𒀭
phonetic values
  • Sumerian: AN, DINGIR
  • Akkadian: ìl
  • Hittite: an
meanings
  • AN "heaven"
  • DINGIR "deity"
    • as a determiner abbreviated to D, e.g. DEN.LÍL=Enlil
  • AN.BAR "iron"
  • NANNA=AN.NA "tin"
  • KUR AN.TA "upland"
  • AN KI "heaven and earth"
  • AN GE6 "eclipse (of a celestial body)"
evolution
originally a drawing of a star; in Sumerian cuneiform consisting of four crossing wedges, , in Assyrian cuneiform simplified to .

References

  • R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Münster (2003).
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾil- (“deity”).

Noun

𒀭 (ilu‹m›) m

[DINGIR]
  1. (logogram) god, deity
  2. (rare) priest

Noun

𒀭 (ilatu‹m›) f

[DINGIR]
  1. (logogram) goddess

Noun

𒀭 (d)

[DINGIR]
  1. god, deity

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

Noun

𒀭 (šamû)

[AN]
  1. (logographic, plural only) sky (Often spelled 𒀭𒈨𒌍 (AN.MEŠ)

Etymology 3

From Sumerian 𒀭 (AN, “Anu”).

Proper noun

𒀭 (anu‹m›)

  1. Anu

References

Sumerian

Noun

𒀭 (DINGIR)

  1. deity
  2. god
  3. goddess
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