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๐’‚—

๐’‚—

Unicode name CUNEIFORM SIGN EN
Unicode block Cuneiform
Codepoint U+12097
See also: Appendix:Variations of "en"

Translingual

Symbol

๐’‚—

  1. Cuneiform sign EN

Usage notes

d ictionary notes
  • Borger (2003): 164
  • Borger (1981): 99
  • HZL: 40
phonetic values
  • Sumerian: EN, ENSI (= EN.ME.LI)
  • Akkadian: in4
  • Hittite: en, in4

References

  • R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Mรผnster (2003).
  • Chr. Rรผster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *baสฟl-.

Noun

๐’‚— โ€Ž(bฤ“lu) [EN]

  1. owner
  2. master, lord
  3. ruler, lord
  4. Bel, a Babylonian deity related to the Semitic Baal
  5. An epithet of other deities, particularly Marduk

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Sumerian ๐’‚— โ€Ž(EN).

Noun

๐’‚— โ€Ž(enu) [EN]

  1. high priest
  2. earl

Sumerian

Noun

๐’‚— โ€Ž(transliteration needed) (EN)

  1. lord

Derived terms

  • (in names of gods): DEN.LรL = Enlil, DEN.KI = Enki
  • (others): EN.NU.UN ("guard"), MUNUS.ENSI ("female seer")