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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
     sign(s) partially missing
<    > sign(s) omitted by scribe
(    ) material inserted for coherence in translation
x illegible or uncertain sign
PN personal name
pronounced "kh"
š pronounced "sh"
pronounced as an emphatic t
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