emegir [SUMERIAN] N (207x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. eme-gi; gi; eme-gir₁₅ "the Sumerian language; a kind of sheep"

[1]	𒅴𒄀	eme-gi
[2]	𒄀	gi
[3]	𒅴𒂠	eme-gir₁₅
+	--ra=r+a (1x/0%); --ra=r.a (45x/22%).

	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]		1	73	3	1
[2]			74
[3]	18			26	11

31 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (18x/9%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (147x/71%)

Old Babylonian (29x/14%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/3%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. the Sumerian language (133x/64%)

2. a kind of sheep (74x/36%)

Akk. šumeritum; šumerû.

Bibliography

[2012] J. Cooper, RlA 13 294.

[1993] P. Steinkeller, Akkad FWE 112 n9.

Lexical Associations

Šumeru[Sumerian]EN (// emegir[Sumerian])

eme-gi₇-me = šu-me-[ri-tum] (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r ii 29).

eme-ŋir₁₅ = šu-me-ri (AOAT 275, 328, BM 047778 r ii 1).

References for all phrases

emegir[Sumerian]

eme-gir₁₅ = šu-we-rum (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 30).