𒍑𒆪

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Logogram

𒍑𒆪 • (GALA)

1. Sumerogram of kalûm (“lamentation priest”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒍑

𒆪

Sumerian statuette of two gala priests found in the temple of Inanna at Mari.

Noun

𒍑𒆪 • (gala)

1. lamentation singer/priest, a gala priest

References

• “𒍑𒆪 (gala)” in ePSD2

Further reading

• Gala priest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia