π’…΄π’Š©

Sumerian

Signs in this term
π’…΄ π’Š©

Etymology

From π’…΄ (eme, β€œtongue, language”) +β€Ž π’Š© (sal, β€œfine, delicate”).

Noun

π’…΄π’Š© β€’ (eme-sal /emesal/)

  1. Emesal ("fine speech", the women's dialect of Sumerian, used in laments and temple liturgies and for direct speech of goddesses[1])

See also

  • List of Emesal entries

References

  1. ^ Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016
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