What 𒆟 means
In Sumerian, 𒆟 can write a verb meaning “bind” or “join.” The scholarly spellings keš₂ and kešed represent this verb; the subscript distinguishes a reading in modern transliteration and is not pronounced as a separate sound.
The related noun kešda can mean a binding or a set of things assembled for a ritual. The readings gir₁₁/gir can refer to yoking or harnessing an animal.
How does 𒆟 read in Akkadian?
Its reading changes with the language and sentence. Akkadian scribes reused 𒆟 as a Sumerian word sign. In an Akkadian sentence, it could stand for the verb written in scholarly transliteration as rakāsu, “to bind.” In ritual directions, it can refer to preparing or setting out offerings.
Cuneiform writing is first attested in Uruk IV, circa 3500–3200 BCE, when growing cities used early signs to keep records of quantities and goods. As the script spread from Sumerian into Akkadian and other languages, signs could retain their written identity while serving new readings.
Scholarly and historical in tone; add its intended reading or a gloss when using it outside a specialist text.
Alone, 𒆟 does not reliably say “bind us together” in English.
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2Can I use 𒆟 to mean “bind us together”?
Not reliably. Its documented readings belong to Sumerian and Akkadian writing, so the glyph alone cannot establish that modern English message.
Why does 𒆟 look different in another font?
Fonts draw their own outline for the same Unicode character, and sign forms in printed editions can differ from marks on tablets or carvings.
How to type 𒆟
𒆟\1219FCodes and encoding1 code points
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