Cuneiform sign: 𒈬
Sign name: MU
Phonetic values: mu, ĝu10, muḫaldim
UTF-8 Symbol: U+1222C
Category: Space-time diagram
Sub-signs: none
Visual analysis: Time flows from right to left. A spatial area is depicted at two points in time. At the second point in time, the number of depicted objects has doubled. The sign thus depicts a process in the course of which a kind of yield accumulates.
Derived meaning: It can depict an annual cycle, whereby the two points in time could represent the times of sowing and harvest. However, the sign can also depict the lifespan of a person who accumulates reputation during their life. In the first case, the derived meaning would be "year"; in the second case, the meaning would be "to make a name for oneself."
Usage: There are different types of usage:
- As a noun, the sign 𒈬 has the meanings "year," "reputation," and "name."
- As a verbal prefix, that is, as an operator ☒V→V, the sign 𒈬 presumably marks that the action contributes to the reputation of the one acting.
Conventional interpretation: year, name