𒁹

𒁹 U+12079, 𒁹 CUNEIFORM SIGN DISH ← 𒁸 [U+12078] Cuneiform 𒁺 → [U+1207A]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁹	Sign Number
MZL	748
Deimel	480
HZL	356

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	𒁹
Sumerograms	1, DIŠ
Phonetic values	diš/ṭiš

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁹 (diš, “one”).

Logogram

𒁹 • (DIŠ, 1)

1. Sumerogram of ištēn (“one”)

Determinative

𒁹 • (DIŠ, ^diš, ^I,^m, ^p)

1. used before (mainly) masculine personal names.
2. marker for beginning sentences and paragraphs.
3. repetition marker.

Sumerian

Sumerian numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: 𒁹 (diš)

Etymology 1

Numeral

𒁹 • (diš)

1. one, 1

See also

• 𒀸 (aš, “single”)
• 𒐕 (g̃eš₂ /⁠g̃ešd⁠/, “sixty, 60”)

Etymology 2

Noun

𒁹 • (santak₄, sag̃tak₄ /sag̃tak/)

1. (mathematics) triangle

   Synonym: 𒊕𒆕 (sag̃-du₃ /⁠sag̃du⁠/)

2. wedge (of a cuneiform sign)

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒁹 (santakkum)

Etymology 3

Determinative

𒁹 • (^diš, ^I, ^m, ^p)

1. used before (mainly) masculine personal names.
2. marker for beginning sentences and paragraphs.
3. repetition marker.

References

• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎^[1] (doctoral thesis), page 242
• “𒁹 (diš)” in ePSD2
• “𒁹 (sag̃tak)” in ePSD2