signs with initial up to

• phonetic: ma
• phonetic, new: mas, maS
• logograms:

  	BAR	ahû	`strange', `foreign'
  	BAR	qilpu	`skin', `shell', `bark'
  	MA	aarëdu	`first'
  d	d MA	Ninurta	(god)
  	MA.MA	äipu	`exorcist' (with determinative lú)
  	BAR.SÍ.PÁ ki	Barsippa	city, twin town with Babel

  
  

• phonetic: nu
• phonetic, new: là
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: nu
• logograms:

  UL

  ul, lä

  `not'

  
  

• phonetic: má
• phonetic, bab.: kun₈
• logograms:

• phonetic: kun
• logograms:

• phonetic: hu
• phonetic, new: pag/k/q, bak/q, bah
• determinative: MUEN after bird names (see examples)
• logograms: MUEN

  MUEN

  iSSüru

  `bird'

  
  

• phonetic: nam, (bir₅)
• phonetic, new: sim, sín
• logograms: NAM
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: NAM

  NAM

  ` '

  
  

• phonetic: ig/k/q, eg/k/q
• phonetic, new: gál
• logograms: GÁL

  GÁL

  baû

  `to be', `to exist', `to ocuur'

  
  

• phonetic, new: mud/t/T
• logograms:
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: mut

• phonetic, new: rad/t/T, rud/t/T
• logograms:

• phonetic: zi, ze
• phonetic, old: sí, sé Sí, Sé
• logograms: ZI
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: zi zi
• logograms: ZI

  	ZI	napitu, naputu, napultu	`life', `good health', `living beings' `person', `body', `throat', `neck'
  	ZI	nasähu	`to remove', `to expell'
  	ZI	nishu	(official) `record', `text excerpt'
  	ZI.ME	napitu, naputu, napultu	`life', `good health', `living beings' `person', `body', `throat', `neck'
  	ZI.ME	napitu, naputu, napultu	`life', `good health', `living beings' `person', `body', `throat', `neck'
  	ZI.GA	nïu	`raising', `gift'

  
  

• sign is derived from a pictogram of reed; Sum. gi is `reed'
• phonetic: gi, ge
• phonetic, old: qì, qè
• logograms: GI

  	GI	qanû	`reed'
  	GI	alämu	`health', (physical) `well-being', `welfare'
  	GI	târu	`to return'
  	GI	huräSu	`gold'

  
  

• phonetic: ri, re
• phonetic, new: dal, tal, Tal, tala
• logograms:
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: tal

• phonetic: nun
• phonetic, new: zil, Sil, síl
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: nun
• logograms:

  	NUN	rubû	`prince'
  	NUNki	Eridu	a city, home of the water god ENKI/Ea
  	NUN.ME	apkallu	`wise man', `expert', a mythological `sage'

  
  

• phonetic: kab/p; (gáb/p)
• phonetic, new: qáb/p
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: kab

• phonetic, new: gat, qàd/t, kad/t
• logograms:

• phonetic: dim, tim, Tim
• phonetic, new: tì
• logograms:

• phonetic:
• logograms:

• phonetic:
• logograms:

• phonetic: ag/k/q,
• logograms:

• phonetic: mè
• logograms: MÈ

• phonetic: en, (in₄)
• examples in New Assyrian orthography:
  (verticals only recognizable from the heads)
  In ligature with dingir EN is often written like
  dingir.en dingir.en
• logograms: EN

  	EN	bëlu	`lord', `master', `ruler', `owner'
  d	dEN	d bël	`lord', epithet later name of Marduk
  d	d EN.KI	Enki/Ea	(Sum. Enki; Akk. Ea) (water) god
  d	d EN.LÍL	Enlil	supreme god
  d	d ZU.EN	Sîn	(moon) god
  	EN.URU	bël äli	"city king" `ruler of a city'
  	EN.EN.EN	bël bëli	"lord of the lords": `supreme lord'

  
  

• phonetic: ur
• phonetic, new: sur
• logograms:
• examples in New Assyrian orthography:

• phonetic:
• logograms:

• phonetic:
• logograms:

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