Sign Overview
Skip past sign table| Sign | Transliteration | Type | Value | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (URU)Pร(-na-) | Sumerogram | '(city) of Arinna' | Lesson 8 | |
| (ร-)UL | Akkadogram | no, not | Lesson 6 | |
| 1 | number | '1' | Lesson 9 | |
| 10 | numeral | 10 | Lesson 2 | |
| a | syllabic | [a] | Lesson 1 | |
| A | Sumerogram | 'water' | Lesson 7 | |
| A.ล ร | Sumerogram | 'field' | Lesson 7 | |
| ak, ag | syllabic | [ak] | Lesson 5 | |
| ak, ag | syllabic | [ak] | Lesson 5 | |
| al | syllabic | [al] | Lesson 4 | |
| al | syllabic | [al] | Lesson 4 | |
| am | syllabic | [am] | Lesson 6 | |
| an | syllabic | [an] | Lesson 1 | |
| ANล E | Sumerogram | 'donkey' | Lesson 8 | |
| ANล E(.KUR.RA) | Sumerogram | 'horse; chariot' | Lesson 8 | |
| ap, ab | syllabic | [ap] | Lesson 4 | |
| ar | syllabic | [ar] | Lesson 2 | |
| at, ad | syllabic | [at] | Lesson 1 | |
| az | syllabic | [atอกs] | Lesson 5 | |
| az | syllabic | [atอกs] | Lesson 5 | |
| aลก | syllabic | [as] | Lesson 1 | |
| aแธซ, eแธซ, iแธซ, uแธซ | syllabic | [aฯ], [eฯ], [iฯ], [oฯ] | Lesson 5 | |
| BABBAR | Sumerogram | 'silver' | Lesson 5 | |
| BAD | Sumerogram | 'when; if' | Lesson 9 | |
| BANล UR | Sumerogram | 'table' | Lesson 10 | |
| BE(-EL) | Akkadogram | 'lord' | Lesson 9 | |
| d | determinative | precedes names of deities/deified objects | Lesson 1 | |
| da | syllabic | [ta] | Lesson 3 | |
| da | syllabic | [ta] | Lesson 3 | |
| di | syllabic | [ti] | Lesson 6 | |
| di | syllabic | [ti] | Lesson 6 | |
| DINGIR | Sumerogram | 'god' | Lesson 1 | |
| diลก | syllabic | [tis] | Lesson 9 | |
| du | syllabic | [tu] | Lesson 5 | |
| du | syllabic | [tu] | Lesson 5 | |
| DUB | Sumerogram | 'tablet' | Lesson 9 | |
| DUMU | Sumerogram | 'son' | Lesson 3 | |
| DUMU | Sumerogram | 'son' | Lesson 3 | |
| e | syllabic | [e] | Lesson 1 | |
| e | syllabic | [e] | Lesson 1 | |
| EGIR | Sumerogram | โback, behindโ | Lesson 5 | |
| ek, eg, eq, ik, ig, iq | syllabic | [ek], [ik] | Lesson 6 | |
| el | syllabic | [el] | Lesson 7 | |
| en | syllabic | [en] | Lesson 5 | |
| EN | Sumerogram | 'lord, master' | Lesson 5 | |
| ep, eb, ip, ib | syllabic | [ep], [ip] | Lesson 6 | |
| ep, eb, ip, ib | syllabic | [ep], [ip] | Lesson 6 | |
| er, ir | syllabic | [er], [ir] | Lesson 6 | |
| et, ed, it, id | syllabic | [et], [it] | Lesson 6 | |
| et, ed, it, id | syllabic | [et], [it] | Lesson 6 | |
| eลก | syllabic | [es] | Lesson 1 | |
| f | determinative | precedes female names | Lesson 3 | |
| ga | syllabic | [ka] | Lesson 8 | |
| GADA | determinative | precedes types of linens | Lesson 9 | |
| GADA | Sumerogram | 'linen (cloth)' | Lesson 9 | |
| GAL | Sumerogram | 'large, big' | Lesson 4 | |
| GAL | Sumerogram | 'large, big' | Lesson 4 | |
| GAM | Sumerogram | 'down; beside' | Lesson 9 | |
| GAล AN | Sumerogram | 'lady' | Lesson 8 | |
| GE6 | Sumerogram | 'dark; night' | Lesson 6 | |
| GEล TIN | Sumerogram | 'wine' | Lesson 3 | |
| GI | determinative | precedes objects made of reed | Lesson 8 | |
| GI | Sumerogram | 'reed' | Lesson 8 | |
| gi, ge | syllabic | [ki], [ke] | Lesson 8 | |
| GIล | determinative | precedes objects consisting of wood | Lesson 4 | |
| GIล | Sumerogram | 'wood; tree' | Lesson 4 | |
| gu | syllabic | [ku], [ko], [kw] | Lesson 10 | |
| GU(.ZA) | Sumerogram | 'throne' | Lesson 10 | |
| GUD | Sumerogram | 'cow' | Lesson 8 | |
| gul | syllabic | [kul], [kol], [kwul], [kwol] | Lesson 10 | |
| GUL | Sumerogram | 'strike, attack' | Lesson 10 | |
| GUNNI | Sumerogram | 'hearth' | Lesson 10 | |
| GรB | Sumerogram | 'left' | Lesson 5 | |
| hรฉ | syllabic | [ฯe] | Lesson 10 | |
| hรฉ | syllabic | [ฯe] | Lesson 10 | |
| i | syllabic | [i], [j] | Lesson 2 | |
| IGI | Sumerogram | 'eye' | Lesson 5 | |
| IM | determinative | precedes objects made of clay | Lesson 8 | |
| IM | Sumerogram | 'clay' | Lesson 8 | |
| IM | Sumerogram | 'Storm-god' | Lesson 8 | |
| im, em | syllabic | [im], [em] | Lesson 8 | |
| in | syllabic | [in] | Lesson 4 | |
| iz, ez | syllabic | [itอกs], [etอกs] | Lesson 4 | |
| IZI | Sumerogram | 'fire' | Lesson 9 | |
| iลก | syllabic | [is] | Lesson 2 | |
| ka | syllabic | [ka] | Lesson 6 | |
| ka | syllabic | [ka] | Lesson 6 | |
| ka4, qa | syllabic | [ka] | Lesson 6 | |
| ka4, qa | syllabic | [ka] | Lesson 6 | |
| kam | syllabic | [kam] | Lesson 9 | |
| KAM | determinative | follows numbers | Lesson 9 | |
| kar | syllabic | [kar] | Lesson 3 | |
| kat, kad, gat, gad | syllabic | [kat] | Lesson 9 | |
| KAล | Sumerogram | 'beer' | Lesson 7 | |
| KI | Sumerogram | 'earth' | Lesson 4 | |
| ki, ke | syllabic | [ki], [ke] | Lesson 4 | |
| kiลก | syllabic | [kis] | Lesson 10 | |
| ku | syllabic | [ku], [ko], [kw], [kwu], [kwo] | Lesson 1 | |
| kur | syllabic | [kor], [kwor], [kwr] | Lesson 3 | |
| KUR | determinative | precedes names of lands/areas/regions | Lesson 3 | |
| KUR | Sumerogram | 'land' | Lesson 3 | |
| kรกn, gรกn | syllabic | [kan] | Lesson 7 | |
| KรR | Sumerogram | 'enemy' | Lesson 2 | |
| la | syllabic | [la] | Lesson 5 | |
| lam | syllabic | [lam] | Lesson 10 | |
| LAM | Akkadogram | object case ending | Lesson 10 | |
| li, le | syllabic | [li], [le] | Lesson 7 | |
| li, le | syllabic | [li], [le] | Lesson 7 | |
| LIM | Akkadogram | oblique case ending | Lesson 5 | |
| lu | syllabic | [lu], [lo] | Lesson 4 | |
| LUGAL | Sumerogram | 'king' | Lesson 3 | |
| lum | syllabic | [lum], [lom] | Lesson 9 | |
| LUM | Akkadogram | subject case ending | Lesson 9 | |
| Lร | determinative | precedes names of male persons | Lesson 1 | |
| Lร | Sumerogram | 'man' | Lesson 1 | |
| m | determinative | precedes names of male persons | Lesson 9 | |
| ma | syllabic | [ma] | Lesson 5 | |
| ma | syllabic | [ma] | Lesson 5 | |
| mar | syllabic | [mar] | Lesson 10 | |
| MAR | Sumerogram | 'shovel' | Lesson 10 | |
| me | syllabic | [me] | Lesson 3 | |
| MEล | Sumerogram | plural marker, usually follows logograms | Lesson 1 | |
| mi | syllabic | [mi] | Lesson 6 | |
| mu | syllabic | [mu], [mo] | Lesson 7 | |
| MUNUS | Sumerogram | 'woman' | Lesson 3 | |
| MUล EN | determinative | precedes names of birds | Lesson 2 | |
| MUล EN | Sumerogram | 'bird' | Lesson 2 | |
| na | syllabic | [na] | Lesson 1 | |
| ne | syllabic | [ne] | Lesson 3 | |
| ni | syllabic | [ni] | Lesson 1 | |
| ni | syllabic | [ni] | Lesson 1 | |
| NINDA | Sumerogram | 'bread' | Lesson 1 | |
| nu | syllabic | [nu], [no] | Lesson 1 | |
| pa, แธซat | syllabic | [pa], [ฯat] | Lesson 4 | |
| pu | syllabic | [pu], [po] | Lesson 7 | |
| pรกr, maลก | syllabic | [par], [mas] | Lesson 6 | |
| pรกt, pรกd, pรญt, pรญd | syllabic | [pat], [pit] | Lesson 9 | |
| pรญ, pรฉ, kaลก | [pi], [pe], [kas] | Lesson 4 | ||
| Pร | Sumerogram | 'spring; well' | Lesson 8 | |
| Pร | determinative | precedes names of springs | Lesson 8 | |
| ra | syllabic | [ra] | Lesson 2 | |
| ri, re | Sumerogram | [ri], [re] | Lesson 2 | |
| ru | syllabic | [ru], [ro] | Lesson 2 | |
| ru | syllabic | [ru], [ro] | Lesson 2 | |
| SANGA | Sumerogram | 'priest' | Lesson 4 | |
| SIG5 | Sumerogram | 'good' | Lesson 7 | |
| SรR | Sumerogram | 'song; sing' | Lesson 9 | |
| SรSKUR | Sumerogram | 'ritual' | Lesson 6 | |
| sว | syllabic | [su], [so] | Lesson 7 | |
| ta | syllabic | [ta] | Lesson 1 | |
| ta | syllabic | [ta] | Lesson 1 | |
| tar | syllabic | [tar] | Lesson 6 | |
| tar | syllabic | [tar] | Lesson 6 | |
| te | syllabic | [te] | Lesson 5 | |
| ti | syllabic | [ti] | Lesson 3 | |
| tu | syllabic | [tu], [to] | Lesson 10 | |
| TU7 | determinative | precedes types of soup/stew | Lesson 9 | |
| TU7 | Sumerogram | 'soup, stew' | Lesson 9 | |
| tup, tub | syllabic | [tup], [top] | Lesson 9 | |
| tรกk, tรกg, tรกq | syllabic | [tak] | Lesson 8 | |
| tรกk, tรกg, tรกq | syllabic | [tak] | Lesson 8 | |
| tรบl | syllabic | [tul], [tol] | Lesson 8 | |
| u | syllabic | [o], [w] | Lesson 2 | |
| U | Sumerogram | 'Storm-god' | Lesson 2 | |
| ud, ut, pir, per, tam | syllabic | [ut], [pir], [per], [tam] | Lesson 5 | |
| UDU | Sumerogram | 'sheep' | Lesson 4 | |
| UGU | Sumerogram | 'up; above; overseer, head' | Lesson 10 | |
| uk | syllabic | [uk], [ok] | Lesson 7 | |
| uk | syllabic | [uk], [ok] | Lesson 7 | |
| ul | syllabic | [ul], [ol] | Lesson 6 | |
| um | syllabic | [um], [om] | Lesson 10 | |
| UM(-MA) | Akkadogram | 'thus; as follows' | Lesson 10 | |
| un | syllabic | [un], [on] | Lesson 3 | |
| UN | Sumerogram | 'man, human' | Lesson 3 | |
| up, ub | syllabic | [up], [op] | Lesson 10 | |
| UR | Sumerogram | 'dog' | Lesson 9 | |
| ur, lik, lig, liq | syllabic | [or], [lik] | Lesson 9 | |
| URU | determinative | precedes names of towns, cities, settlements | Lesson 2 | |
| URU | Sumerogram | 'city' | Lesson 2 | |
| UTU | Sumerogram | 'Sun-god' | Lesson 5 | |
| uz | syllabic | [utอกs], [otอกs] | Lesson 2 | |
| uz | syllabic | [utอกs], [otอกs] | Lesson 2 | |
| uลก | syllabic | [us], [os] | Lesson 2 | |
| wa | syllabic | [wa] | Lesson 2 | |
| wi5 | syllabic | [wi] | Lesson 3 | |
| ya | syllabic | [ja] | Lesson 2 | |
| za | syllabic | [tอกsa] | Lesson 1 | |
| ZAG | Sumerogram | 'right' | Lesson 5 | |
| zi | syllabic | [tอกsi] | Lesson 1 | |
| zu | syllabic | [tอกsu], [tอกso] | Lesson 8 | |
| zu | syllabic | [tอกsu], [tอกso] | Lesson 8 | |
| zรฉ | syllabic | [tอกse] | Lesson 10 | |
| ร | determinative | precedes houses/structures | Lesson 4 | |
| ร | Sumerogram | 'house' | Lesson 4 | |
| รRIN(.MEล ) | Sumerogram | 'troops' | Lesson 8 | |
| รR, ARAD | Sumerogram | 'slave, servant' | Lesson 7 | |
| รD | Sumerogram | 'river' | Lesson 7 | |
| ร | Akkadogram | 'and, also' | Lesson 8 | |
| ร | Sumerogram | 'sleep; dream' | Lesson 8 | |
| รบ | syllabic | [u], [w] | Lesson 2 | |
| ลกa | syllabic | [sa] | Lesson 3 | |
| ลกal | syllabic | [sal] | Lesson 3 | |
| ลกar | syllabic | [sar] | Lesson 6 | |
| ล AR | determinative | precedes or follows names of plants | Lesson 6 | |
| ล AR | Sumerogram | 'plant' | Lesson 6 | |
| ลกe | syllabic | [se] | Lesson 6 | |
| ลกi | syllabic | [si] | Lesson 5 | |
| ลกu | syllabic | [su], [so] | Lesson 3 | |
| ล U | Sumerogram | 'hand' | Lesson 7 | |
| แธซa | Sumerogram | [ฯa] | Lesson 3 | |
| แธซa | Sumerogram | [ฯa] | Lesson 3 | |
| แธซal | syllabic | [ฯal] | Lesson 4 | |
| แธซar, แธซur, mur | syllabic | [ฯar], [ฯor], [mur], [mor] | Lesson 5 | |
| แธซi, แธซe | syllabic | [ฯi], [ฯe] | Lesson 4 | |
| แธชI.A | Sumerogram | plural marker, usually follows logograms | Lesson 4 | |
| แธซu | syllabic | [ฯo], [ฯw] | Lesson 2 | |
| แนฌUP(-PU) | Akkadogram | 'tablet' | Lesson 9 |