Translingual

Cuneiform sign A

• Borger (2003): 839
• Borger (1981):
• HZL:
• Unicode: U+12000 𒀀

phonetic values

• Sumerian: A
• Akkadian: a, mû
• Hittite: aku;

References

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

Akkadian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *maʾ-, *may-.

Noun

𒀀 ‎(mû) f [A] (most often complimented with MEŠ)

1. (plural only) water

Etymology 2

Noun

𒀀 ‎(aplu) [A]

1. heir

References

• ePSD