*308

Status: resolved. Listed among the resolved values of the sign table.

Logogram

FieldValue
Glosspressed oil, oil derivative modifier
Commoditypressed oil derivative

Note

Oil derivative modifier. Appears in compound *188-*308 (terebinth oil). HT123+124a converts OLIV into *308 at about one quarter in four parallel entries (31 → 8 ¹⁄₄, 31 ¹⁄₂ → 8 ³⁄₄, 16 → 4, 15 → 4 ¹⁄₄). Word proposed: šamnu (√š-m-n; PS *šamn-, Akkadian šamnu, Hebrew šemen), which OLE also carries.

Lexicon words written with this sign

WordProposed readingConfidence
*188-*308buṭnu šamniCandidate
*308šamnuProbable

Updated 24 October 2026

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