𒍠

𒍠 U+12360, 𒍠 CUNEIFORM SIGN ZAG ← 𒍟 [U+1235F] Cuneiform 𒍡 → [U+12361]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒍠	Sign Number
MZL	540
Deimel	332
HZL	238

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	𒍠
Sumerograms	ZAG, ZA₃
Phonetic values	zag/zak/zaq

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍠 (zag, “(right) side”)

Logogram

𒍠 • (ZAG)

1. Sumerogram of aḫum (“side”)
2. Sumerogram of imnum (“right hand/side”)
3. Sumerogram of miṣrum (“border”)
4. Sumerogram of pūtum (“forehead, front”)

Hittite

𒍠	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍠 (zag, “(right) side, border”).

Logogram

𒍠 • (ZAG)

1. Sumerogram of 𒅕𒄩𒀸 (erḫaš, “border”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒍠 • (zag)

1. side
2. right side, the right
3. shoulder
4. outer edge, outskirts, border, frontier, end, limit

Related terms

• 𒍠𒁉𒀀 (zag-be-a /⁠zagbea⁠/, “beside it”)
• 𒍠𒁉𒂠 (zag-be-še₃ /⁠zagbeše⁠/, “completely”)

 

References

• “𒍠 (zag)” in ePSD2