eṣemtu  [GÌR.PAD.DU : ]  (n. fem. ; pl. eṣmētu ; [GÌR.PAD.DA : ])

[Human → Body]

1) (human, animal) bone ; skeleton loc]eṣmētu ṣeḫḫerētum : cartilage ; [UZU : ] eṣemtu : offering to the dead ; 2) bony structure / skeleton ; 3) (deity statues) : wood ("bone" of statues) ; 4) : measure of length : (a linear measure) ;

Variants : eṣenttu

See also : eṣemṣēru

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ʿaθ̣m
• Arabic : ʿaẓm  عَظْم
• Hebrew : ʿeṣem  עֶצֶם
• Ugaritic : ʿẓnt  
• Ge'ez : ʿaṣm

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