Cuneiform sign: π·
Sign name: HU
Phonetic values: αΈ«u, muΕ‘en, pag, u11
Unicode-Codepoint:Β U+12137
Category: Space-Time-Diagram
Sub-signs: none
Visual analysis: Time flows from right to left. The horizontal stroke represents the horizon. The same spatial area is shown at three different points in time, which we denote as 1, 2, and 3. The vertical strokes indicate an object that is present at times 1 and 3, but is temporarily absent or non-functional at time 2. Time 2 is marked.
Derived meaning: The meaning of the sign is "to be temporarily absent" or "to be temporarily non-functional."
Usage: There are different modes of usage:
- As a noun S, the sign means "bird," since birds, when they fly, are temporarily not present on the ground.
- As an operator SββS, it has the meaning "S who has been put out of action" or "S that is defective," since someone who has been put out of action, or something that is defective, is non-functional.
Conventional interpretation: bird