Cuneiform sign E₂׊E

Its catalog label identifies a sign, not one translatable word. The label E₂׊E and the values arah, asaŋ, esag, esaŋ and usi are scholarly sign-list transliterations. They name the sign and its possible readings; they are not an English phrase or a pronunciation guide. In the Ea III list, a scribal reference list, this sign appears beside Akkadian glosses for a storehouse, granary, storeroom or storage vessel. Glosses are short explanations; Sumerian and Akkadian were ancient languages of Mesopotamia.

Old Babylonian and Middle Assyrian periods are represented in lexical lists that use E₂׊E in this reference-list role, pairing a Sumerian sign value with an Akkadian gloss. The text and language determine which value applies.

What does 𒂒 mean by itself?

By itself, it identifies the sign but leaves its reading open.

A sign-list entry can name a value; a line on an inscribed tablet needs its surrounding signs and edition. If someone sends only this glyph, ask which text or reading they intend.

Why does 𒂒 change shape between fonts?

Fonts may draw the same sign in different historical styles.

Unicode 12.0 guidance notes that cuneiform fonts may represent different historical periods and that chart forms do not preserve every period-specific feature. A changed wedge arrangement can reflect a font’s period style; a blank box means the font lacks a glyph. The display alone does not prove the encoded sign has changed.