𒆏

𒆏 U+1218F, 𒆏 CUNEIFORM SIGN KAB ← 𒆎 [U+1218E] Cuneiform 𒆐 → [U+12190]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒆏	Sign Number
MZL	148
Deimel	88
HZL	49

References

English Wikipedia has an article on:

List of cuneiform signs

Wikipedia

• 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	𒆏
Sumerograms	GUB₃, KAB, ḪUB₂
Phonetic values	kab/kap

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆏 (gub₃ /⁠gubu⁠/, “left”).

Logogram

𒆏 • (GUB₃)

1. Sumerogram of šumēlum (“left”)

Sumerian

Alternative forms of /gabu, gubu/
𒆏𒁍 (gub₃-bu, gab₂-bu)
𒆏𒁀 (gab₂-ba)
𒂵𒁍 (ga-bu)
𒂵𒁀 (ga-ba)

Noun

𒆏 • (gab₂, gabu₂, gub₃, gubu₃ /gabu, gubu/)

1. left, left-hand, left side

References

• “𒆏 (gab)” in ePSD2
• “𒆏 (gùb(-bu), gùbu, gáb, ga-ba)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016