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Né (cuneiform)
The cuneiform sign ni is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the ''Epic of Gilgamesh,'' and other cuneiform texts. It has a secondary sub-use in the Amarna letters for addressing the Pharaoh, from the vassal states of Canaan. The address to the Pharaoh is often 'King-Lord-Mine': ''LUGAL, EN-ia'' which has many varieties of expression. "LUGAL” is the Sumerian name (meaning “king”) for the cuneiform glyph read in the Akkadian language as "Šarru", translating as English "king", and ''EN'' is read in Akkadian as ''bēlu'', for "Lord", (thus "King, Lord-Mine"). In some Amarna letters the sub-use of ''ni'' is ''lí'', for spelling "bēlu", ''be (cuneiform), be-lí'' often . There are other sub-uses of ''ni'' (see ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage below). It is also found in some Amarna letters, Amarna letter EA 9, EA 9, and Amarna letter EA 252, EA 252, for example where ''ni'' or ''lí'' is scribed in a "flourish" format (an over-lengthened version of the two-horizontals that c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
B380ellst
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B392ellst
B39 or B-39 may refer to: * Bundesstraße 39, a German road * B39 nuclear bomb * XB-39 Superfortress * Soviet submarine B-39 ''B-39'' was a Project 641 () diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" (actually " Б") in her designation stands for большая (''bolshaya'', "large")—Foxtrots were the Soviet Navy's largest non-nuclear submarines. ' ..., a Foxtrot class submarine * HLA-B39, an HLA-B serotype * B39 (New York City bus) {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ib (cuneiform)
The cuneiform sign ib, (or ip) is a common-use sign in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', the Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. Its common usage is syllabic for ''ib'' (or ''ip''), or alphabetic for ''i'' or ''b''/''p''; the "i" is also exchanged for "e" when spelling specific words in the Akkadian language. Cuneiform ''ib'' also can be found as sumerogram ''URTA'', (a capital letter (majuscule)), and for example it is used in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' for the god's name: Ninurta, spelled DNIN.URTA. ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage Cuneiform ''ib'' has other sub-uses in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. The following can be found: ''eb''--(4) times, ''ep''--(9), ''ib''--(114), ''ip''--(45), and ''URTA''--(4) times. Similar cuneiform forms The cuneiform ''ib'' cuneiform character (no. 535) is built in a 'rectangular box form', sitting upon a long horizontal stroke. It contains the 2-verticals at right and 1-vertical at left. Three other signs are similarly built, cuneiform '' ur'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William L
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ur (cuneiform)
The cuneiform sign ur () is a common-use sign in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', the Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It has multiple sub-uses in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', as well as use for the Sumerogram (capital letter (majuscule)), UR. In the Epic, ''UR'' is used to spell Akkadian language ''barbaru'', "wolf", as ''UR.BAR.RA'' (in Tablet VI, and Tablet XI). Cuneiform ''ur'' is a syllabic for "ur", and an alphabetic for "u", or "r". In the Amarna letters, usage is sumerogrammic for English language "dog", spelled either ''UR.KI'', or ''UR.KU'', but the 'dog' reference can be found in many Amarna letters. The cuneiform ''ur'' cuneiform character (no. 575) is built in a 'rectangular box form', sitting upon a long horizontal stroke. It contains the 2-verticals at left and 1-vertical at right. Three other signs are similarly built, but contain 1-vertical at left, with 2-verticals at right for lu (cuneiform) (with 3-short horizontals in the center, no. 537), and the same b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lu (cuneiform)
The cuneiform lu sign is a common, multi-use sign, a syllabic for ''lu'', and an alphabetic sign used for ''l'', or ''u''; it has many other sub-uses, as seen in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' over hundreds of years, and the 1350 BC Amarna letters. Its other uses show other syllabic and alphabetic forms that it can be used for: other vowels, or consonants; (in Akkadian ''d'' can replace ''t'', and ''b'' and ''p'' are also interchangeable). There are also four sumerogrammic sub-forms for ''"lu"'' in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', LU, and UDU, and DAB and DIB; ''LU'' transposes to Akkadian language, ''"lullû"'', for English language, ''(primitive) man''; ''DAB'' transposes to ṣabātu, English for ''to seize, capture''. The usage numbers for ''lu'' (sign no. 537) in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' are as follows: ''dab''-(2) times, ''dap''-(4), ''dib''-(1), ''lu''-(293), ''tep''-(1), ''tàb''-(1), ''tib''-(4), ''DAB''-(4), ''DIB''-(1), ''LU''-(9), ''UDU''-(1). The ''lu'' cuneiform sign is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ku (cuneiform)
Ku, KU, or Kū may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Ku (fictional language), a constructed language created for the 2005 film The Interpreter * Esther Ku, a Korean-American comedian * Shawn Ku, U.S. choreographer and motion picture director * Kumi Koda, Japanese pop star nicknamed Ku or Kuu * In an alien language in the movie ''Kin-dza-dza!'', "ku" replaces most conventional words, with its meaning guessed from context * In the Discworld, ''Ku'' or ''The Lost Continent of Ku'' is a satirical parody of Atlantis Businesses and organizations Political * ''Kommunistisk Ungdom'' (Communist Youth), the former name of the Young Left (Sweden) * Young Conservatives (Denmark) (''Konservativ Ungdom''), the Young Conservatives (Denmark) * ''Konstitutionsutskottet'', the Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden) * Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy group in the US Universities Africa * Kampala University in Kampala, Uganda * Kismayo University in Kismayo, Somalia Japan * Kyoto Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ib (cuneiform)
The cuneiform sign ib, (or ip) is a common-use sign in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', the Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. Its common usage is syllabic for ''ib'' (or ''ip''), or alphabetic for ''i'' or ''b''/''p''; the "i" is also exchanged for "e" when spelling specific words in the Akkadian language. Cuneiform ''ib'' also can be found as sumerogram ''URTA'', (a capital letter (majuscule)), and for example it is used in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' for the god's name: Ninurta, spelled DNIN.URTA. ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage Cuneiform ''ib'' has other sub-uses in the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. The following can be found: ''eb''--(4) times, ''ep''--(9), ''ib''--(114), ''ip''--(45), and ''URTA''--(4) times. Similar cuneiform forms The cuneiform ''ib'' cuneiform character (no. 535) is built in a 'rectangular box form', sitting upon a long horizontal stroke. It contains the 2-verticals at right and 1-vertical at left. Three other signs are similarly built, cuneiform '' ur'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amarna Letter EA 259
Amarna (; ) is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the ruins of Akhetaten, the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty. The city was established in 1346 BC, built at the direction of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and abandoned shortly after his death in 1332 BC. The site is on the east bank of the Nile River, in what today is the Egyptian province of Minya. It is about south of the city of al-Minya, south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and north of Luxor (site of the previous capital, Thebes). The city of Deir Mawas lies directly to its west. On the east side of Amarna there are several modern villages, the chief of which are l-Till in the north and el-Hagg Qandil in the south. Activity in the region flourished from the Amarna Period until the later Roman era. Name The name ''Amarna'' comes from the Beni Amran tribe that lived in the region and founded a few settlements. The ancient Egyptian name means " the horizon of the Aten".David (1998), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anson Rainey
Anson Frank Rainey (January 11, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was professor emeritus of ancient Near Eastern cultures and Semitic linguistics at Tel Aviv University. He is known in particular for contributions to the study of the Amarna tablets, the noted administrative letters from the period of Pharaoh Akhenaten's rule during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.Rollston, C. (2011)Among the last of the titans: Aspects of Professor Anson Rainey's life and legacy (1930–2011)(February 20, 2011); retrieved May 22, 2017 He authored and edited books and articles on the cultures, languages and geography of the Biblical lands. Early life Anson Rainey was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1930. Upon the death of his father that same year, he was left with his maternal grandparents. He attended Brown Military Academy in San Diego, California, from 1943 to 1946. After one semester of study there – as a cadet battalion commander – he served as assistant commandant at Southern California M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
