𒆗

𒆗 U+12197, 𒆗 CUNEIFORM SIGN KAL ← 𒆖 [U+12196] Cuneiform 𒆘 → [U+12198]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆗	Sign Number
MZL	496
Deimel	322
HZL	196

Alternative forms

• 𒄨

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	𒆗
Sumerograms	ESI, GURUŠ, KAL, KALA, KALAG, LAMMA, SIG₁₅
Phonetic values	dan, kal, lab/lap, lib₂/lip₂, rib/rip, tan

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆗 (kal, kalag /⁠kalag⁠/, “to be strong”).

Logogram

𒆗 • (KAL, KALAG)

1. Sumerogram of danānum (to be strong)
2. Sumerogram of dannum (strong)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒆗 • (g̃uruš)

1. young man, able-bodied man, adult male worker

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of /kalag/
𒆗𒆷 (kal-la)

Verb

𒆗 • (kal, kala, kalag /kalag/)

1. to be strong, mighty, powerful

   𒈗 𒆗𒂵 ― lugal kalag-ga /lugal kalaga/ ― a mighty king

2. to strengthen, reinforce, mend
3. to provide for

Etymology 3

Noun

𒆗 • (lamma /lammar/)

1. Alternative form of 𒀭𒆗 (^dlammar /⁠lammar⁠/)

Etymology 4

Noun

𒆗 • (sig₁₅ /siki/)

1. a kind of bread

Etymology 5

Verb

𒆗 • (sig₁₅ /sig/)

1. Alternative form of 𒅊 (sig₇ /⁠sig⁠/)

References

• “𒆗 (g̃uruš)” in ePSD2
• “𒆗 (kalag)” in ePSD2
• “𒆗 (siki)” in ePSD2