Cuneiform sign: 𒂠
Sign name: EŠ2
Phonetic values: eš2, egir2, eše2, gir15, ḫuĝ, sumunx, še3, ub2
UTF-8 Symbol: U+120A0
Category: Space-time diagram
Sub-signs: none
Visual analysis: Time flows from right to left. The lower horizontal stroke represents the ground. The vertical stroke on the right stands for a significant object that is connected via the upper horizontal stroke to the small vertical stroke, which is the result of the action. The significant object is marked by 5 horizontal strokes. The 5 horizontal strokes stand for the options from which the resulting object is selected.
Derived meaning: The derived meaning is "recruitment." The vertical stroke on the right stands for a significant person who makes a selection from the options available to them. This selected person, or selected object, is recruited for something.
Usage: There are different types of usage:
- As a noun, the sign 𒂠 has the meaning "recruitment," and as a verb, the meanings "to recruit," "to hire," or "to draw upon someone/something for a task."
- As an operator S☒→A, the sign 𒂠 has the meaning "toward S," where S is the one who receives the recruited object.
- In addition, the sign 𒂠 also has the meaning "shrine," presumably because a shrine was used to bring about, or recruit, an intervention by a deity.
Conventional interpretation: shrine, to hire someone, to recruit, to install someone in an office