Cuneiform sign: 𒈨
Sign name: ME
Phonetic values: me, ba13, išib, men2
UTF-8 Symbol:Â U+12228
Category: Space-time diagram
Sub-signs: none
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Visual analysis: Time flows from right to left. A small, inconspicuous object is tracked over time and is therefore depicted as a horizontal stroke. At the end point in time, the small object transforms into a large, significant object, which is depicted as a vertical stroke.
Derived meaning: The vertical stroke represents an innovation that is introduced at the depicted end point in time. The horizontal stroke represents the preceding preparatory phase. The derived meaning of the sign is therefore "introduction of a planned innovation following a preparatory phase." As a rule, it is implicitly assumed that the planned innovation is a societal innovation that is prepared and introduced by the gods, whereby in the preparatory phase the mental equipment of humanity is adjusted.
Usage: There are different types of usage:
- As a noun, the sign has the meaning "divine innovation," "preparation of a divine innovation," or "application of a divine innovation," which is also referred to as "exercise of a divine power."
- As an operator ☒S→S, the sign has the meaning "divine innovation S," "preparation of the divine innovation S," or "exercise of the divine power S."
Conventional interpretation: divine power, divine decree, function, priest who utilizes divine powers

