𒅴

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𒅴 U+12174, 𒅴
CUNEIFORM SIGN KA TIMES ME
𒅳
Cuneiform 𒅵

Translingual

Glyph origin

A ligature formed by the sign 𒅗 (ka /⁠kag⁠/, mouth) and the phonetic complement 𒈨 (me).

Cuneiform sign

𒅴 Sign Number
MZL 61
Deimel 32
HZL 147
Components
𒅗, 𒈨

References

  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign 𒅴
Sumerograms EME
Phonetic values

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅴 (eme, tongue, language)

Logogram

𒅴 (EME)

  1. Sumerogram of lišānum (tongue, language)

Sumerian

Noun

𒅴 (eme)

  1. tongue
  2. language

See also

References

  • 𒅴 (eme)” in ePSD2