𒀖

𒀖 U+12016, 𒀖 CUNEIFORM SIGN AB2 ← 𒀕 [U+12015] Cuneiform 𒀗 → [U+12017]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒀖	Sign Number
MZL	672
Deimel	420
HZL	277

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	𒀖
Sumerograms	AB₂
Phonetic values	lid/lit/liṭ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀖 (ab₂ /⁠ab⁠/, “cow”)

Logogram

𒀖 • (AB₂)

1. Sumerogram of arḫum (“cow”)
2. Sumerogram of kakkabum (“star”)
3. Sumerogram of lītum (“cow”)

Determinative

𒀖 • (AB₂, ^ab₂)

1. used before star names instead of 𒀯 (MUL, ^mul).

Sumerian

Noun

𒀖 • (ab₂ /ab/)

1. cow

References

• “𒀖 (ab)” in ePSD2