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