𒌉

𒌉 U+12309, 𒌉 CUNEIFORM SIGN TUR ← 𒌈 [U+12308] Cuneiform 𒌊 → [U+1230A]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌉	Sign Number
MZL	255
Deimel	144
HZL	237

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	𒌉
Sumerograms	BAN₃, DUMU, TUR
Phonetic values	tur

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌉 (dumu, “child”).

Logogram

𒌉 • (DUMU)

1. Sumerogram of mārum (“son”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌉 (tur, “small, young”)

Logogram

𒌉 • (TUR)

1. Sumerogram of ṣeḫērum (“to be small, young”)
2. Sumerogram of ṣeḫrum (“small, young”)
3. Sumerogram of ṣuḫārum (“boy, servant”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of /banda/
𒌉𒁕 (banda₃da, ban₃-da)

Adjective

𒌉 • (banda₃ /banda/)

1. small(er), young(er), minor, junior
2. short (time)
3. impetuous, wild

Noun

𒌉 • (banda₃ /banda/)

1. young one, child, infant
2. offspring, progeny
3. attendant

Related terms

• 𒉡𒌉 (nu-banda₃ /⁠nubanda⁠/)

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /dumu/
𒂅𒈬 (du₅-mu)

Noun

𒌉 • (dumu)

1. child, son, daughter
2. citizen (of a particular city)

   Synonym: 𒌉𒂠 (dumu-gir₁₅ /⁠dumugir⁠/)

3. member of a class, group, craft

Related terms

• 𒌉𒊕 (dumu-sag̃ /⁠dumusag̃⁠/, “first-born son”)
• 𒌉𒊩 (dumu-munus /⁠dumumunus⁠/)
• 𒌉𒍑 (dumu-nita /⁠dumunita⁠/)

 

Etymology 3

Adjective

𒌉 • (tur) (plural 𒌉𒌉 (tur-tur /⁠turtur⁠/))

1. small

   𒈫 𒍏𒆉𒁇𒋗 𒌉𒌉 ― min ^urudazabar₃-šu tur-tur /min zabaršu turtur/ ― two small copper hand mirrors

2. young
3. brief

Verb

𒌉 • (tur)

1. to be small, young
2. to reduce, subtract, diminish, deduct

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒌉

References

• “𒌉 (banda)” in ePSD2
• “𒌉 (dumu)” in ePSD2
• “𒌉 (tur)” in ePSD2
• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 270