What 𒍻 means
Enter ge₂₂ in a Unicode-aware cuneiform tool. This scholarly transliteration can be converted into the encoded sign by tools that support cuneiform input. An ordinary Latin keyboard does not produce the character by itself.
What does 𒍻 mean in a cuneiform text?
Its reading depends on the surrounding text. The Oracc sign list records readings including ge₂₂, saŋtak₂, uburu, ulil, and uzalag. Its dictionary entry links ge₂₂ with “blow” and “wound,” a mark made by a stylus (the reed tool pressed into clay), and a written copy or model. The sign list also records a measurement value, 3/4(iku). These are distinct recorded readings and uses, not one universal English translation.
Cuneiform began as an administrative writing system. Its earliest complete system is attested at Uruk IV, an early phase of the ancient city of Uruk, around 3500–3200 BCE, when growing cities needed records of goods and quantities. The system later served Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages. This date belongs to the writing system’s attestation, not to GE₂₂ specifically.
Specialist and reference-oriented: its reading is contextual, so a bare 𒍻 does not carry one everyday message.
Do not translate a standalone 𒍻 as “blow”; that is only one recorded sense.
What it means when someone sends it to you
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1Worth knowing
- The Oracc sign list flags AŠ@k as an incorrect description of GE₂₂; it is not the sign’s label.
Questions people ask
2Can GE₂₂ mean “blow” every time?
No. “Blow” is one recorded sense for the ge₂₂ spelling; context can point instead to a wound, a stylus mark, a written copy, or another recorded value.
Why does GE₂₂ look different in another font?
Fonts can draw the same abstract sign in different historical styles. Check the period and writing tradition before treating a different-looking display as a different character.
How to type 𒍻
𒍻\1237BCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.