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Cuneiform signs represent either logogrmas
or syllables. In transliteration, different
signs which have the same syllabic value are
distinguished by accent marks and by subscript
numerals, thus: u, ú, ù, u4,
u5, etc.
(Some scholars prefer to use numerals only:
u, u2, u3,
u4, u5,
etc.) Signs functioning as determinatives (classifiers),
before or after other signs, are written superscript.
Other symbols and special characters used in
the text editions are the following:
| [ ] |
text missing due
to damage |
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sign(s) partially missing |
| < > |
sign(s) omitted by scribe |
| ( ) |
material inserted for coherence in translation |
| x |
illegible or uncertain sign |
| PN |
personal name |
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pronounced "kh" |
| š |
pronounced "sh" |
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pronounced as an emphatic t |
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