Difference between ideogram and logogram? - Linguistics Stack Exchange He subsumes logogram, ideogram, and sumerogram under "Wortzeichen" (§3E) and says that logogram is the most common one at the time of writing von Soden, Wolfram: Grundriss der akkadischen Grammatik (Outline of the Akkadian Grammar), Rom, 1995: He speaks of "Wortzeichen" (word signs) and discourages the term ideogram (§5c)
writing systems - How do I know if a cuneiform character is a logogram . . . This generally means one of two things: either it's a logogram, or it's a determinative Either way, I'll go look it up in an appropriate list But—how do I know which is which? If I see the sign LUGAL, does it mean that the following word is the name of a king, or does it mean the word "king" itself? Is there a reliable way to tell?
sumerian - A question about cuneiform transliteration - Linguistics . . . For example, the sign a is used for a because of its pronunciation in Sumerian (originally a logogram for "water", Sumerian a, Akkadian mû), but the sign iṣ is used for iṣ because of its pronunciation in Akkadian (originally a logogram for "wood", Sumerian ŋiš, Akkadian iṣum) This extends to other languages as well
sumerian - How to find source for cuneiform sign PAN 𒉼? - Linguistics . . . I am struggling to find any source image (photo or line art) for the cuneiform letter pan ban 𒉼 From my understanding, the meaning is 'bow' and usually was used in conjunction with 'tree' 𒄑 to denote the weapon (in contrast to an arch, I guess?) I am new to this whole thing (thanks to Irving Finkel :-) ) and was able to find tablets for the more modern form (𒄑𒌁) with the help of
How can I find the word behind a cuneiform logogram? But now, I'd like to go one step further and find the actual Hittite (or Akkadian) word represented by the logogram In other words, I'd like to find the word represented by NINDA-an the way wiyanas "wine" is represented by GEŠTIN-as or hassus "king" is represented by LUGAL-us Is there a good way to find this information?
Are numerical digits logograms, ideograms or both? From this answer, I understand that logograms represent words in a language, while ideograms represent concepts independent of a language What about numerical digits like "1"? In the linked answ
How do I find cuneiform signs that arent in the dictionary? Going through Beckman's edition of The Anatolian Myth of Illuyanka, there are some signs in the transcription that I can't find in standard references For example, EZEN is used as a logogram for
cuneiform - Whats going on with ŠÁR? - Linguistics Stack Exchange While most cuneiform signs are made up of wedges, hence the name, there seems to be one striking exception: the sign ŠÁR (aka ŠAR₂ aka ⊹) Some sources (like the Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon) list