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

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 (doctoral thesis), page 270
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