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Ma (cuneiform)

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313: 312: 52: 20: 354:(text reads left-to-right, with a common signature of the right side of some characters ending in vertical single, or multiple strokes). (high resolution, expandible photo) 261: 279: 282:, c 1997, Tablet I thru Tablet XII, Index of Names, Sign List, and Glossary-(pp. 119–145), 165 pages. 19: 381: 124:
sign is often used at the end of words, besides its alphabetic usage inside words as syllabic
84:(and)". Line 25, 3rd from bottom, repeats the long name. (high resolution, expandible photo) 318: 55: 8: 81: 69: 270: 257: 229: 209: 113: 101: 249: 184: 96: 77: 375: 180: 172: 148: 292: 285: 275: 51: 106: 40: 27:. Because of its commonness, it has few other alphabetic uses besides, 89: 326: 63: 256:
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. 393 pages.(softcover,
334: 330: 151:(1369 times, and 58, A (Sumerogram), versus 1047 times for 299:, Kevelaer and Neukirchen -Vluyen), 1970, 107 pages. 159:is partially a result of the prepositional use for 120:, a weight measure, as MA.NA, or MA.NA.ÀM). The 373: 171:", also has an increased prepositional use of 155:, 6 for MA (Sumerogram)). The high usage for 343:sign is used in the 7th line (Line 21), for 95:sign, is found in both the 14th century BC 333:labor, and townsites: Shunama, Yapu, and 66:to Pharaoh, reverse (lines 15–30, (31)). 50: 18: 374: 105:. In the Epic it is also used as the 68:5th line from bottom, (line 23), "LÚ- 304: 233:, Sign List, pp. 155-165, no. 579, 147:, is only exceeded by the usage of 13: 14: 393: 351:-ki, sixth character from left. 311: 280:Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project 297:Alter Orient Altes Testament 8 220: 200: 1: 193: 7: 323:"Furnishing Corvée Workers" 290:El Amarna Tablets, 359-379, 60:"Furnishing Corvée Workers" 10: 398: 213:, Glossary, pp. 119-145, 269:The Standard Babylonian 228:The Standard Babylonian 208:The Standard Babylonian 139:The usage of cuneiform 85: 48: 329:to Pharaoh, (subject 321:(reverse, top half), 54: 22: 319:Amarna letter EA 365 56:Amarna letter EA 365 254:The Amarna Letters. 237:, p. 165; no. 342, 23:Cuneiform sign for 163:-(Akkadian "ana", 86: 49: 369: 368: 339:The "alphabetic" 271:Epic of Gilgamesh 250:Moran, William L. 230:Epic of Gilgamesh 210:Epic of Gilgamesh 145:Epic of Gilgamesh 114:Akkadian language 102:Epic of Gilgamesh 389: 315: 305: 242: 224: 218: 204: 128:, elsewhere for 397: 396: 392: 391: 390: 388: 387: 386: 382:Cuneiform signs 372: 371: 370: 359: 355: 353: 352: 338: 316: 302: 293:Anson F. Rainey 267:Parpola, 1971. 246: 245: 226:Parpola, 1971. 225: 221: 206:Parpola, 1971. 205: 201: 196: 175:, for Akkadian 67: 17: 12: 11: 5: 395: 385: 384: 367: 366: 361: 357: 356: 347:-(city)-Šu-na- 317: 310: 303: 301: 300: 283: 265: 244: 243: 219: 198: 197: 195: 192: 189:in, into, etc. 97:Amarna letters 16:Cuneiform sign 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 394: 383: 380: 379: 377: 365: 362: 360: 350: 346: 342: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 314: 309: 308: 307: 306: 298: 294: 291: 287: 284: 281: 277: 276:Parpola, Simo 273: 272: 266: 263: 262:0-8018-6715-0 259: 255: 251: 248: 247: 240: 236: 232: 231: 223: 216: 212: 211: 203: 199: 191: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 173:i (cuneiform) 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 149:a (cuneiform) 146: 142: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 104: 103: 98: 94: 91: 83: 79: 75: 71: 65: 61: 57: 53: 46: 42: 39:; there is a 38: 34: 30: 26: 21: 363: 358: 348: 344: 340: 322: 296: 289: 268: 253: 252:1987, 1992. 238: 234: 227: 222: 214: 207: 202: 188: 176: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 144: 140: 138: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 109: 100: 92: 87: 73: 59: 44: 36: 32: 28: 24: 295:, (AOAT 8, 194:References 167:, etc.); " 107:Sumerogram 43:usage for 41:Sumerogram 241:, p. 161. 217:, p. 131. 90:cuneiform 376:Category 327:Biridiya 288:, 1970. 116:"mina", 99:and the 64:Biridiya 335:Nuribta 187:), for 165:to, for 143:in the 112:, (for 364: 331:corvee 286:Rainey 260:  215:manû A 132:, or 35:, or 258:ISBN 161:a-na 118:manû 88:The 80:-sà- 345:URU 337:). 179:, ( 177:ina 82:meš 70:MEŠ 378:: 349:ma 341:ma 325:, 278:, 274:, 239:MA 185:na 153:ma 141:ma 136:. 126:ma 122:ma 110:MA 93:ma 78:as 74:ma 62:, 58:, 45:MA 31:, 29:ma 25:ma 264:) 235:A 183:- 181:i 169:i 157:a 134:a 130:m 76:- 72:– 47:. 37:a 33:m

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Sumerogram

Amarna letter EA 365
Biridiya
MEŠ
as
meš
cuneiform
Amarna letters
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerogram
Akkadian language
a (cuneiform)
i (cuneiform)
i
na
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of Gilgamesh
Moran, William L.
ISBN
0-8018-6715-0
Epic of Gilgamesh
Parpola, Simo
Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project
Rainey
Anson F. Rainey
Amarna letter EA 365 (reverse, top half), "Furnishing Corvée Workers", Biridiya to Pharaoh, (subject corvee labor, and townsites: Shunama, Yapu, and Nuribta). The "alphabetic" ma sign is used in the 7th line (Line 21), for URU-(city)-Šu-na-ma-ki, sixth character from left.  (text reads left-to-right, with a common signature of the right side of some characters ending in vertical single, or multiple strokes). (high resolution, expandible photo)
Amarna letter EA 365
Biridiya

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