𒅴


𒅴 U+12174, 𒅴
CUNEIFORM SIGN KA TIMES ME
← 𒅳
[U+12173] 		Cuneiform 𒅵 →
[U+12175]

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
  • Sumerian terms spelled with 𒅴

References
  • “𒅴 (eme)” in ePSD2
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