signs with initial up to

The top horizontal stroke is drawn first. Note that often (e.g. in New Assyrian litterature texts) the top stroke is a lot fatter than the other horizontals. The last vertical stroke is also drawn thicker.

• Sumerian i means `five', cf. the five strokes in this sign)
• phonetic: i, 'i
• phonetic, Bab. new: ná
• examples in New Assyrian orthography:
• logograms: I

  I

  nâdu

  `to praise' (in personal names)

  
  

• composition: = I + A
• phonetic: ia, also ii, ie, iu, ja, je ju
• logograms:

• phonetic: kám, gan
• phonetic, new: qan, kan, hé, hí, li₆ in prefix for precative
• logograms: KÁM

• logograms: TUR, DUMU

  	DUMU	märu	`son'
  	TUR	Sehru	`small'
  	TUR	Sehëru	`to be small'
  	TUR	Suhäru	`servant'
  	DUMU.SAL	märtu	`daughter'
  	DUMU.U	aplu	`heir', `oldest son', `son'

  
  

• phonetic: ad/t/T
• phonetic, new: àb/p
• logograms:
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: ad

  AD

  abu

  `father'

  
  

• logograms: HAHUR

• phonetic: Si, Se
• phonetic, old: zí, zé, si₂₀, se₂₀
• logograms:

• phonetic: in
• phonetic, old: en₆
• logograms:

• phonetic: rab/p
• logograms:
• examples in New Assyrian orthography:

• composition: = LÚ + GAL
• phonetic: àr
• logograms: LUGAL

  LUGAL

  arru

  `king'

  
  

• phonetic: hir
• phonetic, new: ìr, sì
• logograms: KEDA, EZEN

  KEDA

  rakäu

  `to bind'

  
  

• composition: BÀD = EZEN x BAD
• logograms: BÀD

  BÀD

  düru

  `city wall'

  
  

• phonetic: úm, sím, sì, sè
• logograms: SUM, SUMU, SÌ

  SUM

  nadänu

  `to give'

  
  

• phonetic, new: kas, ras/, bu, í
• logograms: KASKAL
• examples in New Assyrian orthography: ra

  KASKAL

  girru

  `way'

  
  

• phonetic, new: qab/p, gaba, tuh, duh, du₈
• phonetic, Ass. new: táh, Táh
• logograms:

  GABA

  irtu

  `breast'

  
  

• phonetic: dah, tah
• phonetic, new: Tah
• logograms:

• phonetic: am
• logograms:

  AM

  rïmu

  `wild bull'

  
  

• sign derives from a pictogram of a fireplace and is logogram for many words relating to `heat'
• phonetic: ne, dè, bil, pil, bí, pi₅, pe₅
• phonetic, new: Tà, Ti₅, kúm
• phonetic, Bab. new: Sah, Séh
• logograms: IZI, KÚM, BIL

  	NE	napähu	`to blow', `to light a fire' `to become visible', `to rise', `to glow' (said of stars, moon, sun)
  	IZI	iätu	`fire'
  	KÚM	emëmu	`to be hot'
  	BIL	qalû	`to roast'

  
  

• phonetic:
• logograms:

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