𒋀

𒋀 U+122C0, 𒋀 CUNEIFORM SIGN SHESH ← 𒊿 [U+122BF] Cuneiform 𒋁 → [U+122C1]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒋀	Sign Number
MZL	535
Deimel	331
HZL	79

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	𒋀
Sumerograms	SES, URI₃, URU₃, ŠEŠ, ŠIZ
Phonetic values	sis, siš, šiš

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋀 (šeš, “brother”).

Logogram

𒋀 • (ŠEŠ)

1. Sumerogram of aḫum

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒋀 (ses, “bitter”).

Logogram

𒋀 • (SES)

1. Sumerogram of marrum

Etymology 3

Logogram

𒋀 • (ŠEŠ)

1. Sumerogram of annûm (“this”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒋀 • (šeš /šeš/)

1. brother
2. junior worker, assistant

Usage notes

• It was probably pronounced /ses/ at least through Old Babylonian times.

Etymology 2

Noun

𒋀 • (mun₄)

1. Alternative form of 𒁵 (mun, “salt, brackish”)

Verb

𒋀 • (ses /sis/ or transliteration needed /ses/)

1. to be bitter, brackish, saline

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒋀

References

• “𒋀 (šeš, “brother”)” in ePSD2
• “𒋀 (ses, “bitter”)” in ePSD2
• “𒋀 (šeš)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016