Dingir (usually transliterated
digir, pronounced ) is a Sumerican word for "god." Its
cuneiform sign is most commonly employed as the determinative for "
deity" although it has related meanings as well. As a
determinative, it is not pronounced, and is conventionally
transliterated as a superscript "D" as in e.g.
DInanna. Generically,
dingir can be translated as "god" or "goddess".