Cuneiform sign Dur2

Several readings are possible; the surrounding text decides which fits. Sumerian sign lists record readings including dur₂, durun, duruna, tur₇, and tur₂—scholarly Latin-letter labels for sign readings. The associated word entries range from sitting and buttocks to boards, door sockets, bonds, chains, illness, and passing wind. These are context-dependent word meanings, not a translation fixed by the lone sign.

The proto-cuneiform DUR2 form, the recognizable ancestor, is attested on tablets from Uruk IV–III, c. 3350–3000 BCE. Proto-cuneiform was the earliest form of cuneiform writing; those tablets served administration and word lists. The archaic form is analyzed as LAGAB×RUM, a combination of the signs LAGAB and RUM. The durun reading appears in texts from the Early Dynastic period through Hellenistic times, including Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, and Neo-Babylonian records. Akkadian and Hittite scribes also adapted cuneiform: signs could stand for a whole word or a syllable, so a Sumerian sign value does not carry one translation into every language.

What does it mean when someone sends 𒂉?

Alone, it is a sign sample, not a complete sentence. Someone who reads cuneiform may be asking about its sign value; someone else may simply be pointing out the script. Ask for the source line, language, and period before translating it.

How do I type 𒂉?

Typing dur2 enters Latin letters, not this sign. A cuneiform transliterator can map the scholarly value DUR₂ to an encoded sign; confirm the intended language, period, and compound in its result.