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ME
English: be (ORACC ePSD2 glossary, CC0)
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| eBL name | ME |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+12228 CUNEIFORM SIGN ME |
| Sign lists | HZL 357 · LAK 750 · MZL 753 · OBZL 392 · SLLHA 532 · KWU 667 · ABZ 532 |
| Corpus uses | 101,005 tokens |
| Live count | tablets with “me” |
English gloss
| me[be]V/i | be | 2319 attestations |
| me[Being]N | Being | 1109 attestations |
| išib[priest]N | priest | 449 attestations |
| e[speak]V/t | speak | 326 attestations |
Source: ORACC ePSD2 glossary (CC0).
Readings
ba13deš4diš4gaₓgalₓgeₓisibišibma6memen2meš2mi3sepsibsipšab4šebšepšibšiptuba
Also in OGSL: esibₓ
Use by period
| Archaic | 0 | |
| Early Dynastic | 5,584 | |
| Old Akkadian | 2,089 | |
| Ur III | 18,436 | |
| Old Babylonian | 28,189 | |
| Middle Bab./Assyr. | 2,009 | |
| Hittite | 6 | |
| Neo-Assyrian | 17,822 | |
| Neo-/Late Babylonian | 5,514 |
Sign list: eBL (LMU Munich), with OGSL readings and Unicode (ORACC, CC0). Counts: Unread Atlas corpus. Credits.