𒉏

𒉏 U+1224F, 𒉏 CUNEIFORM SIGN NIM ← 𒉎 [U+1224E] Cuneiform 𒉐 → [U+12250]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒉏	Sign Number
MZL	690
Deimel	433
HZL	74

Derived signs

• 𒁦

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	𒉏
Sumerograms	DIḪ₃, ELAM, NIM
Phonetic values	nim

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉏 (nim, num, “fly; to be high”).

Logogram

𒉏 • (NIM)

1. Sumerogram of elûm (“upper”)
2. Sumerogram of zubbum (“fly”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒉏 • (elam)

1. highland
2. highlander
3. a meat dish

Proper noun

𒉏 • (Elam)

1. Elam
2. Elamite

References

• “𒉏 (elam, “highland”)” in ePSD2
• “𒉏 (Elam)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2

Noun

𒉏 • (nim, num)

1. fly

Verb

𒉏 • (nim)

1. to be high, elevated
2. to be early

References

• “𒉏 (nim, “fly”)” in ePSD2
• “𒉏 (nim, “to be high”)” in ePSD2

Etymology 3

𒉏 • (nim)

1. lightning

References

• “𒉏 (nim)” in ePSD2