Cuneiform sign: ð’Š‘
Sign name: RI
Phonetic values: ri, dal, de5, re, rig5
UTF-8 Symbol:Â U+12291
Category: Space-time diagram
Sub-signs: none
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Visual analysis: Time flows from right to left. The horizontal line represents the horizon. A spatial area is shown at two points in time. At the first point in time – that is, in the right area of the sign – it shows a single object as a vertical stroke. At the second point in time – in the left area – it shows two objects in the area, one of which is marked. Thus, an object has been added.
Derived meaning: The sign describes a process in which a second, similar object is added to an existing object. The meaning of RI is accordingly "to place, to add."
Usage: There are different types of usage:
- If the sign is understood in reference to the depicted process itself, it means "to place, to add." As an operator S☒→S, it thus means "S that has been added."
- If the sign is understood in reference to the owner of the objects, it means "to have achieved much." As an operator S☒→S, it means "S who has achieved much."
- If the sign is understood in reference to the current number of objects, it means "to be in abundance."
Conventional interpretation: to lay down, to set, to place, to be great, to be in abundance

