𒌋𒅗

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒌋𒅗	Sign Number
MZL	663
Deimel	412
HZL	272
Components
𒌋, 𒅗

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	𒌋𒅗
Sumerograms	UGU
Phonetic values	muḫ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌋𒅗 (ugu, “top of the head”).

Logogram

𒌋𒅗 • (UGU)

1. Sumerogram of eli (“on, above”)
2. Sumerogram of muḫḫum (“skull, pate”)
3. Sumerogram of qaqqadum (“head”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /ugu/
𒀀𒅗 (ugu₂)
𒂆 (aga₃)

Noun

𒌋𒅗 • (ugu)

1. skull, pate, top (of the head)

References

• “𒌋𒅗 (ugu)” in ePSD2