What 𒃼 means
It can stand for several Sumerian words, not one fixed translation.
The cuneiform meaning of GAR3 changes with context: Sumerian sign lists assign it readings for a knob, a cake or other baked food, and a hairstyle; rarer values are verbs or names. These senses belong to different periods and languages, so the glyph alone cannot settle the translation.
Proto-cuneiform grew from bookkeeping, and GAR3 appears beside quantity signs on early Uruk tablets. In the cuneiform sequence GU₂.GAR₃, the two signs write the name of the Tigris River; GAR3 is only one sign in that sequence.
Historical and specialist: GAR3 has several readings, and the tablet context decides which fits.
Don't translate GAR3 from its shape alone; the surrounding text determines which reading fits.
Who writes 𒃼
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Questions people ask
1Why does GAR3 look different in another font?
Different cuneiform fonts can draw the same sign in different historical styles; Unicode's representative glyph is a reference shape, not a required drawing.
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How to type or find 𒃼
- Also called
- GAR3 · GAR₃ · GÀR
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- cuneiform gar3 · sumerian gar3 · gar3 meaning · gar3 tigris
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒃼\120FCCodes and encoding1 code points
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