Cuneiform Sign E2 Times Sal

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𒂑 is a complex Sumerian cuneiform sign. Its label E₂×SAL names a combination of signs; translating the parts mechanically as “house + woman” is not a reliable gloss.

The earliest surviving E₂-SAL evidence comes from Late Uruk administrative records, including names and records allocating goods. This attests the recognizable combination, not the invention date of the later one-character sign.

Related E₂-MUNUS forms appear in Uruk III, a period of Mesopotamian history, in records for beer, dairy products, grain, and land. In Early Dynastic I–II records, E₂-MUNUS regularly appears in personal names, though its reading is uncertain; depending on the document, it may refer to a person, household, or institution. Later sign lists record several Sumerian word readings for 𒂑, written in scholarly transliteration as amaₓ, ameₓ, arhušₓ, emeₓ, urₓ, ušₓ, and xₓ. In one word reading, uš means “membrane”; the combined reading arhuš means “womb.”

What does 𒂑 mean when someone sends it?

It has no fixed reading in chat.

If it arrives alone, take it as a cuneiform reference rather than a coded emotion. Ask which text, period, or transliteration the sender has in mind before settling on a gloss.

Is 𒂑 the same as 𒂍𒊩?

No. They are different text strings.

𒂑 is one complex sign; 𒂍𒊩 is the two-character sequence E₂ followed by SAL, which sign lists record separately. They are historically connected, but the text strings are not interchangeable.

The Unicode cuneiform chart mainly shows the style of Ur III, a period in Mesopotamian history. Fonts may model other periods, so wedge layouts can vary. A missing-glyph box means the font cannot display the sign; it does not mean the text has a different reading.