𒅴𒊩

Sumerian

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[1])

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