𒎎

𒎎 U+1238E, 𒎎 CUNEIFORM SIGN NA4 ← 𒎍 [U+1238D] Cuneiform 𒎏 → [U+1238F]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒎎	Sign Number
MZL	385
Deimel	229n
HZL	73
Components
𒉌, 𒌓

Usage notes

• Before this sign was added to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, it was often formed by combining 𒉌 and 𒌓.

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	𒎎
Sumerograms	IA₄, NA₄, ZA₂
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒎎 (na₄, “stone”)

Logogram

𒎎 • (NA₄)

1. Sumerogram of abnum (“stone”)

Determinative

𒎎 • (IA₄, ^ia₄, NA₄, ^na₄, ZA₂, ^za₂)

1. used before names of minerals and stones.

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /na/
𒈾 (na)

Noun

𒎎 • (na₄ /na/)

1. stone, boulder
2. precious stone, gem

Determinative

𒎎 • (^na₄)

1. used before names of minerals and stones.

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒎎

References

• “𒎎 (na)” in ePSD2