𒅴𒊩

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒅴

𒊩

Etymology

From 𒅴 (eme, “tongue, language”) +‎ 𒊩 (sal, “fine, delicate”).

Noun

𒅴𒊩 • (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)

Related terms

• 𒅴𒂠 (eme-gir₁₅ /⁠emegir⁠/)

 

See also

• List of Emesal entries