๐’

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๐’ U+1240D, 𒐍
CUNEIFORM NUMERIC SIGN EIGHT DISH
โ† ๐’Œ
[U+1240C]
Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation ๐’Ž โ†’
[U+1240E]

Translingual

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Cuneiform sign

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๐’ Sign Number
MZL 864
Deimel 598d
HZL 374
Components
๐’น

References

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  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Mรผnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, ล umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rรผster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

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Sign values

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Sign ๐’
Sumerograms 480, 8, USSU
Phonetic values โ€”

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian ๐’ (ussu, โ€œeightโ€)

Logogram

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๐’ โ€ข (USSU)

  1. Sumerogram of samฤnat (โ€œeightโ€)

Sumerian

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Sumerian numbers (edit)
 โ†  7 8 9  โ†’ 
    Cardinal: ๐’ (ussu)

Etymology

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A derivation from ๐’Š (iaโ‚‚ /โ yaโ /, โ€œfiveโ€) +โ€Ž ๐’ˆ (eลกโ‚… /โ eลกโ /, โ€œthreeโ€) has been proposed, but it is phonologically impossible. The etymology of this numeral remains unknown.

Alternative forms of
/ussu/
๐’† (ussuโ‚‚)

Numeral

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๐’ โ€ข (ussu)

  1. eight, 8

References

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  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianโ€Ž[1] (doctoral thesis), page 243
  • โ€œ๐’ (ussu)โ€ in ePSD2