Reading Lessons

Introduction to Cuneiform
Introduction to Cuneiform
Lesson 1 (20 signs): [ 'NINDA', 'za', 'LÚ', 'DINGIR', 'an', 'ta', 'ta' (alternate form), 'ku', 'MEŠ', 'eš', 'at, ad', 'nu', 'na', 'ni', 'ni' (alternate form), 'a', 'aš', 'e', 'e' (alternate form), 'zi']
Lesson 1 (20 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'NINDA', 'za', 'LÚ', 'DINGIR']
    - Exercises b: [ 'an', 'ta', 'ta' (alternate form), 'ku']
    - Exercises c: [ 'MEŠ', 'eš', 'at, ad', 'nu']
    - Exercises d: [ 'na', 'ni', 'ni' (alternate form), 'a']
    - Exercises e: [ 'aš', 'e', 'e' (alternate form), 'zi']
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
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Lesson 2 (19 signs): [ 'URU', 'uz', 'uz' (alternate form), 'ru', 'ru' (alternate form), 'U', 'u', 'ar', 'KÚR', 'ra', 'ri, re', 'iš', 'ḫu', 'uš', 'ú', 'd (determinative)', 'ya', 'i', 'wa']
Lesson 2 (19 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'URU', 'uz', 'uz' (alternate form), 'ru']
    - Exercises b: [ 'ru' (alternate form), 'U', 'u', 'ar']
    - Exercises c: [ 'KÚR', 'ra', 'ri, re', 'iš']
    - Exercises d: [ 'ḫu', 'uš', 'ú', 'd (determinative)']
    - Exercises e: [ 'ya', 'i', 'wa']
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
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Lesson 3 (18 signs): [ 'un', 'UN', 'kar', 'ne', 'GEŠTIN', 'me', 'LUGAL', 'DUMU', 'DUMU' (alternate form), 'KUR', 'URU (determinative)', 'šu', 'ti', 'ša', 'da', 'da' (alternate form), 'ḫa', 'ḫa' (alternate form)]
Lesson 3 (18 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'un', 'UN', 'kar', 'ne']
    - Exercises b: [ 'GEŠTIN', 'me', 'LUGAL', 'DUMU']
    - Exercises c: [ 'DUMU' (alternate form), 'KUR', 'URU (determinative)', 'šu']
    - Exercises d: [ 'ti', 'ša', 'da', 'da' (alternate form)]
    - Exercises e: [ 'ḫa', 'ḫa' (alternate form)]
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
    - More practice e
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    - More practice g
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Lesson 4 (19 signs): [ 'ḫal', 'GIŠ', 'iz, ez', 'UDU', 'lu', 'al', 'al' (alternate form), 'GAL', 'GAL' (alternate form), 'SANGA', 'up, ub', 'LÚ (determinative)', 'ap, ab', 'in', 'É', 'ḪI', 'ki, ke', 'pí, pé, kaš', 'pa, ḫat']
Lesson 4 (19 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'ḫal', 'GIŠ', 'iz, ez', 'UDU']
    - Exercises b: [ 'lu', 'al', 'al' (alternate form), 'GAL']
    - Exercises c: [ 'GAL' (alternate form), 'SANGA', 'up, ub', 'LÚ (determinative)']
    - Exercises d: [ 'ap, ab', 'in', 'É', 'ḪI']
    - Exercises e: [ 'ki, ke', 'pí, pé, kaš', 'pa, ḫat']
    - More practice a
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    - More practice d
    - More practice e
    - More practice f
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Lesson 5 (20 signs): [ 'GÙB', 'ZAG', 'ak, ag', 'ak, ag' (alternate form), 'EN', 'en', 'la', 'LIM', 'ši', 'du', 'du' (alternate form), 'EGIR', 'UTU', 'ma', 'ma' (alternate form), 'ḫar, ḫur, mur', 'az', 'az' (alternate form), 'te', 'aḫ, eḫ, iḫ, uḫ']
Lesson 5 (20 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'GÙB', 'ZAG', 'ak, ag', 'ak, ag' (alternate form)]
    - Exercises b: [ 'EN', 'en', 'la', 'LIM']
    - Exercises c: [ 'ši', 'du', 'du' (alternate form), 'EGIR']
    - Exercises d: [ 'UTU', 'ma', 'ma' (alternate form), 'ḫar, ḫur, mur']
    - Exercises e: [ 'az', 'az' (alternate form), 'te', 'aḫ, eḫ, iḫ, uḫ']
    - More practice a
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Lesson 6 (19 signs): [ 'am', 'di', 'di' (alternate form), 'SÍSKUR', 'ek, eg, eq, ik, ig, iq', 'er, ir', 'ka', 'ka' (alternate form), 'šar', 'še', 'tar', 'tar' (alternate form), 'Ú-UL, Ù-UL, UL', 'ep, eb, ip, ib', 'ep, eb, ip, ib' (alternate form), 'pár, maš', 'et, ed, it, id', 'et, ed, it, id' (alternate form), 'mi']
Lesson 6 (19 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'am', 'di', 'di' (alternate form), 'SÍSKUR']
    - Exercises b: [ 'ek, eg, eq, ik, ig, iq', 'er, ir', 'ka', 'ka' (alternate form)]
    - Exercises c: [ 'šar', 'še', 'tar', 'tar' (alternate form)]
    - Exercises d: [ 'Ú-UL, Ù-UL, UL', 'ep, eb, ip, ib', 'ep, eb, ip, ib' (alternate form), 'pár, maš']
    - Exercises e: [ 'et, ed, it, id', 'et, ed, it, id' (alternate form), 'mi']
    - More practice a
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Lesson 7 (11 signs): [ 'el', 'li, le', 'li, le' (alternate form), 'KAŠ', 'pu', 'ŠU', 'ÍD', 'SIG subscript 5', 'ÌR, ARAD', 'mu', 'A']
Lesson 7 (11 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'el', 'li, le', 'li, le' (alternate form), 'KAŠ']
    - Exercises b: [ 'pu', 'ŠU', 'ÍD', 'SIG subscript 5']
    - Exercises c: [ 'ÌR, ARAD', 'mu', 'A']
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
    - More practice e
    - More practice f
    - More practice g
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    - More practice i
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Lesson 8 (15 signs): [ 'ga', 'im, em', 'gi, ge', 'ták, tág, táq', 'ták, tág, táq' (alternate form), 'PÚ-na', 'zu', 'zu' (alternate form), 'ANŠE.KUR.RA', 'ÉRIN.MEŠ, ÉRIN', 'GAŠAN', 'GUD', 'Ù subscript 2', 'Ù', 'GAM']
Lesson 8 (15 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'ga', 'im, em', 'gi, ge', 'ták, tág, táq']
    - Exercises b: [ 'ták, tág, táq' (alternate form), 'PÚ-na', 'zu', 'zu' (alternate form)]
    - Exercises c: [ 'ANŠE.KUR.RA', 'ÉRIN.MEŠ, ÉRIN', 'GAŠAN', 'GUD']
    - Exercises d: [ 'Ù subscript 2', 'Ù', 'GAM']
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
    - More practice e
    - More practice f
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Lesson 9 (7 signs): [ 'kat, kad, gat, gad', 'IZI', 'pát, pád, pít, píd', 'LUM', 'SÌR', 'ur, lik, lig, liq', '1']
Lesson 9 (7 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'kat, kad, gat, gad', 'IZI', 'pát, pád, pít, píd', 'LUM']
    - Exercises b: [ 'SÌR', 'ur, lik, lig, liq', '1']
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
    - More practice e
    - More practice f
    - More practice g
    - More practice h
    - More practice i
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    - More practice l
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Lesson 10 (15 signs): [ 'ḫé', 'ḫé' (alternate form), 'kiš', 'GU, GU.ZA', 'gul', 'GUL', 'lam', 'mar', 'tu', 'um', 'GIŠ (determinative)', 'zé', 'BANŠUR', 'UGU', 'UGU' (alternate form)]
Lesson 10 (15 signs)
- Cuneiform
  - Signs
    - Exercises a: [ 'ḫé', 'ḫé' (alternate form), 'kiš', 'GU, GU.ZA']
    - Exercises b: [ 'gul', 'GUL', 'lam', 'mar']
    - Exercises c: [ 'tu', 'um', 'GIŠ (determinative)', 'zé']
    - Exercises d: [ 'BANŠUR', 'UGU', 'UGU' (alternate form)]
    - More practice a
    - More practice b
    - More practice c
    - More practice d
    - More practice e
    - More practice f
    - More practice g
    - More practice h
    - More practice i
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    - More practice k
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