Wiktionary

𒍑𒆪

Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala, “lamentation priest”)

Logogram edit

𒍑𒆪 • (GALA)

  1. Sumerogram of kalûm (“lamentation priest”)

Sumerian edit

Signs in this term
𒍑 𒆪
 
Sumerian statuette of two gala priests found in the temple of Inanna at Mari.

Noun edit

𒍑𒆪 • (gala)

  1. lamentation singer/priest, a gala priest

References edit

  • “𒍑𒆪 (gala)” in ePSD2

Further reading edit

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