𒅆𒂍𒉪

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (u₆-nir /⁠unir⁠/, “temple tower”).

Logogram

𒅆𒂍𒉪 • (U₆.NIR)

  1. Sumerogram of ziqqurratum (“temple tower”)

Sumerian
Signs in this term
𒅆𒂍𒉪

Noun

𒅆𒂍𒉪 • (u₆-nir /unir/)

  1. temple tower, ziggurat

Descendants
  • → Akkadian: 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (ziqqurratum) (calque) (see there for further descendants)

References
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