𒁈

𒁈 U+12048, 𒁈 CUNEIFORM SIGN BARA2 ← 𒁇 [U+12047] Cuneiform 𒁉 → [U+12049]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁈	Sign Number
MZL	554
Deimel	344
HZL	235
Components
𒉽

References

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign	𒁈
Sumerograms	BARAG, BARA₂
Phonetic values	—

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁈 (barag, “sanctum”).

Logogram

𒁈 • (BARAG, BARA₂)

1. Sumerogram of parakkum (“sanctuary”)
2. Sumerogram of šarrum (“king”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒁈 • (bara₂, barag /barag/)

1. the curtain of separation around the area reserved to the king and royal family or to a deity in a temple
   1. sanctum, dais, throne
   2. sovereign, ruler, king
2. a package made with sackcloth

References

• “𒁈 (barag)” in ePSD2
• “𒁈 (barag)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016