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Mur (cuneiform)
— (Right part of sign) — (Left part of sign) ---- Mur (cuneiform), and Har (cuneiform), most common uses in Epic of Gilgamesh; also Hur (cuneiform) ---- The cuneiform sign mur, (also the har, hur, hír sign), is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the ''Epic of Gilgamesh,'' and other cuneiform texts (for example Hittite texts). Linguistically, it has the alphabetical usage, for consonants in texts for ''h'', ''r'', or ''m'', and also a replacement for the four vowels of ''a'', ''e'', ''i'', or ''u''. The sign can also be used syllabically for the ''h-r'' variants, or for ''mur'' (used especially for Akkadian amāru, for "to see"), and an example letter of the Amarna letters being Amarna letter EA 289. ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage The ''mur'' sign usage in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' is as follows: (''har'', 40 times, ''hír'', 1 time, ''hur'', 18 times, and mur, 27 times. And for the logogram HUR, 2 times. Jerusalem scribe usage, EA 287, EA 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assyrian Cuneiform U1203E Or U12369 MesZL 548 Or U12451 MesZL 549
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Diš (cuneiform)
Diš is a cuneiform sign represented by 𒁹 or . It has many uses in cuneiform texts, including in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. Description 𒁹 is a cuneiform sign. In Unicode, it is represented by U+12079 (DISH) Use of the vertical sign In the Amarna letters, it is commonly used to denote ''Male individuals''. (Women are denoted by sal (cuneiform), . ) The sign is also used to denote "numbers of items". The sign is used for 1. Examples of multiple uses in the Amarna letters, is to address the Pharaoh, often as ''"servant-yours, at 2 Feet, .. I bow."'' An example of multiple uses in the Amarna letters, often the bowing down is done: ''" .. 7 and 7 times (I bow) !"'', with seven small strokes as units of number "1". ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage In the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', there are also uses for "diš", and "tiš". (In the Akkadian language, "d" & "t", are interchangeable (voiced vs unvoiced). The ''ana'', (''diš'') sign usage in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' is as follows: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si (cuneiform)
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Ki (cuneiform)
Ki or KI may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums * ''Ki'' (Devin Townsend Project album), 2009 * ''Ki'' (Kitaro album), 1979 Songs * "Ki", a song from the album "Minecraft - Volume Beta" by C418 Businesses and organizations * Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, a Faroese semi-professional football club * Communist Initiative, Marxist–Leninist organization in Austria * Karolinska Institute, Swedish university * Kenyon Institute, a British research institute in Jerusalem * Adam Air (2002–2008), an Indonesian airline * Kiwanis International, service club Language * Ki language, a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon * Ki (kana), a Japanese syllabic character * Ki (cuneiform), a sign in cuneiform writing * Gikuyu language, ISO 639-1 code:ki Names * Ki (Korean surname), a Korean surname * Ki or Qi (surname) * Ki or Ji (surname) Places * Kangaroo Island, Australia * Ki Monastery, in India * Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States * Kings Island, Ohio, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La (cuneiform)
The cuneiform sign for la (𒆷), and also in the '' Epic of Gilgamesh'' the sumerogram LA-(capital letter (majuscule), is a common-use sign for the Epic and for the 1350 BC Amarna letters. It is used for syllabic ''la'', and also for alphabetic ''l'', or ''a''. Epic of Gilgamesh use In the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' it used in the following numbers: ''la''-(348), ''LA''-(5) times. Amarna letter usage The Amarna letter usage of cuneiform ''la'' is common for the spelling of Akkadian language "lā", English language, "not", as it is composed of 'la-a'-(). It is also used infrequently for just 'la', for "not", (lā). References *Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. 393 pages.(softcover, ) * Parpola, 1971. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Parpola, Simo, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project is an international scholarly project aimed at collecting and publishing ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri (cuneiform)
300px, left, Cuneiform sign for ri, re, dal, tal, ṭal, and as Sumerogram RI, (sign uses from the '' right">315px, na), 3rd character, 6th line from top (line 365:20).(high resolution, expandible photo) The cuneiform Ri sign, or Re, is found in both the 14th-century BC Amarna letters and the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''; it is in the top 25 most used cuneiform signs (Buccellati, 1979) for ''ri'', or ''re'', but has other syllabic or alphabetic uses, as well as the Sumerogram usage for ''RI'' (''Epic of Gilgamesh''). The ri (cuneiform) sign has the following uses in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'': :dal :re :ri :tal :ṭal :RI (Sumerogram usage) The specific usage numbers for the sign's meaning in the Epic is as follows: ''dal''-(4), ''re''-(56), ''ri''-(372), ''tal''-(70), ''ṭal''-(2), ''RI''-(1). In the Amarna letters, ''ri'' also has a special usage when coupled with the naming of the Pharaoh, as "LUGAL-Ri". Lugal is the Sumerogram translated in the Akkadian language to 'King', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zi (cuneiform)
The cuneiform zi sign is a common multi-use sign of the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', the 1350 BC Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It also has a sumerogrammic usage for ZI in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. The structure of the cuneiform sign is like its twin, Gi (cuneiform), . The "zi" sign has the syllabic usage for ''ze'' and ''zi'', and a Sumerogram usage for ''ZI''. Alphabetically "zi" can be used for ''z'' ("z" can be interchanged with any "s"); and "zi"/"ze" can be used for ''i,'' or ''e''. In Akkadian, all 4 vowels, ''a, e, i, u'' are interchangeable with each other. ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage The ''zi'' sign usage in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' is as follows: ''ze''-(6 times); ''gi''-(46), ''ZI''-(32 times).Parpola, 1971. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Sign List, pp. 155-165, no. 084, p. 156, "zi". References *Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. 393 pages.(softcover, ) * Parpola, 1971. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugal
Lugal (Sumerian: ) is the Sumerian term for "king, ruler". Literally, the term means "big man." In Sumerian, ''lu'' "𒇽" is "man" and ''gal'' "𒃲" is "great," or "big." It was one of several Sumerian titles that a ruler of a city-state could bear (alongside '' en'' and '' ensi'', the exact difference being a subject of debate). The sign eventually became the predominant logograph for "King" in general. In the Sumerian language, ''lugal'' is used to mean an owner (e.g. of a boat or a field) or a head (of a unit such as a family). As a cuneiform logograph ( Sumerogram) LUGAL (Unicode: 𒈗, rendered in Neo Assyrian). Cuneiform The cuneiform sign LUGAL 𒈗 (Borger nr. 151, Unicode U+12217) serves as a determinative in cuneiform texts (Sumerian, Akkadian and Hittite), indicating that the following word is the name of a king. In Akkadian orthography, it may also be a syllabogram ''šàr'', acrophonically based on the Akkadian for "king", ''šarrum''. Unicode also includes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silu (Amarna Letters) , Chinese prelate
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Silu may refer to: * Silu (film) * Silu (song) * Silu, Iran (other) * Zhan Silu Vincent Zhan Silu (born March 13, 1961) is the current Roman Catholic bishop of the archdiocese of Funing. Biography Zhiu was consecrated priest on June 24, 1989 and bishop on January 6, 2000 serving as auxiliary bishop of Funing without pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ru (cuneiform)
The cuneiform ru sign is found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the '' Epic of Gilgamesh''. As ''ru'' it is used for syllabic ''ru'', and alphabetic 'r', or 'u'. In the I-XII Tablets of the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', it has specific uses showing alternate renderings besides ''ru''; as sign no. 068, ''ru'', 250 times, ''šub'', 6, ''šup'', 3, and as Sumerogram ''ŠUB'', 1 time. In the Amarna letters, the sign is mostly used for ''ru'', ''r'', and ''u'' in the spelling of various words. Notably, for "bird", Akkadian language "iṣṣūru", in Amarna letter EA 28, ( Tushratta to Pharaoh), titled ''"Messengers Detained and a Protest"''; the messengers are referenced as "uncaged" birds, and "aren't they free to come and go as birds do?". The scribal rendering of the ru sign is dramatically different in some of the Amarna letters. In Amarna letter EA 15, Assur-uballit I of Assyria to Pharaoh, and Amarna letter 28, (using bird, "iṣṣūru") it appears as the standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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