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GURUŠ (young Man Sumerogram)
The cuneiform ''dan'' sign is a multi-use sign found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Besides dan, (and tan), the following are its uses (from Epic of Gilgamesh): :dan :kal :lab :lap :lép :líb :líp :reb :rib :tan :GURUŠ-(GURUŠ (young man Sumerogram) As sumerogram GURUŠ, it is only used for its Akkadian language meaning "eṭlu"-("young man"). Half of the spellings of ''eṭlu'' use GURUŠ combined with other signs, and half spell ''eṭlu'' alphabetically/syllabically. The quantities used for specific meanings of the sign, in the Epic of Gilgamesh are as follows: ''dan''-(27), ''kal''-(23), ''lab''-(19), ''lap''-(3), ''lép''-(1), ''líb''-(7), ''líp''-(3), ''reb''-(7), ''rib''-(2), ''tan''-(10), ''GURUŠ''-(23). Amarna letter use and "dan-is" Combined with ''is'', (is (cuneiform)), the Akkadian word dan-is, "danniš", meaning "greatly", "strongly", "fervently", etc. is used in the Amarna letters, especially from Mesopotamia, of Mit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B172ellst
B17 or B-17 may refer to: Aviation * Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, an American World War II heavy bomber * Saab B 17, series of Swedish dive bomber/reconnaissance aircraft ''B-17 Flying Fortress'' related *'' B-17, Queen of the Skies'', a solitaire board war-game * ''B-17 Bomber'' (game), a 1982 Mattel game made for the Intellivision console * ''B-17 Flying Fortress'' (computer game), a flight simulator *"B-17", a segment from '' Heavy Metal'' Transportation and vehicles * B17 (New York City bus), a bus line serving Brooklyn * LNER Class B17, a British 4-6-0 steam locomotive class *B17, a bicycle saddle line by Brooks England * A generation of Nissan Sentra built since 2013 Other uses * Amygdalin, sometimes incorrectly referred to as vitamin B17 * Boron-17 (B-17 or 17B), an isotope of boron * HLA-B17, an HLA - B serotype gene *B17, the Steinitz variation of the Caro-Kann Defence's code from the ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' *" Please Mr. Please", song about a song i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarna Letter EA 23
Amarna letter EA 23, titled: ''"A Goddess Travels to Egypt"'', is a short letter to Pharaoh from Tushratta. Due to the ill health of Pharaoh, a statue of Goddess Šauška is being sent to Egypt, to aid in the health of Pharaoh. The letter EA 23: ''"A Goddess Travels to Egypt"'' EA 23, letter seven of thirteen from Tushratta. (Not a linear, line-by-line translation.) ''Obverse'' :(Lines 1-12)--Say to Nimmureya, the king of Egypt, my brother, my son-in-law, whom I love and who loves me: Thus Tushratta, the king of Mittani, who loves you, your father-in-law. For me all goes well. For you may all go well. For your household, for Tadu-Heba, my daughter, your wife, whom you love, may all go well. For your wives, for your sons, for your magnates, for your chariots, for your horses, for your troops, for your country and for whatever else belongs to you, may all go very, very well. :(13-17)--Thus Šauška of Nineveh Nineveh ( ; , ''URUNI.NU.A, Ninua''; , ''Nīnəwē''; , ''Nīna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
