𒈛

𒈛 U+1221B, 𒈛 CUNEIFORM SIGN LUH ← 𒈚 [U+1221A] Cuneiform 𒈜 → [U+1221C]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒈛	Sign Number
MZL	494
Deimel	321
HZL	198

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	𒈛
Sumerograms	LAḪ₃, LUḪ, SUKKAL, ḪULUḪ
Phonetic values	laḫ₃, luḫ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈛 (luḫ, “to clean”).

Logogram

𒈛 • (LUḪ)

1. Sumerogram of zakûm (“to be clear”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒈛 • (sukkal)

1. secretary, civil servant
2. diplomat, envoy

Usage notes

Conventionally translated as vizier, it may denote a type of official or a class of deity in ancient Mesopotamia. (See Sukkal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Etymology 2

Verb

𒈛 • (luḫ)

1. to clean, wash, refine

References

• “𒈛 (luḫ)” in ePSD2
• “𒈛 (sukkal)” in ePSD2