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Sumerogram en · NOUN

Etymology

From Sumero- + -gram.

Meanings

1. A Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite.
   • Often the context will be clear enough and leave little room for doubt, but in many cases the need was felt to make the function of the Sumerogram in a particular clause explicit. This was done by adding the Hittite case ending to the Sumerogram: e.g., išḫaš is the subject case, išḫan the object case, and išḫi the indirect object case. These could be written ᴇɴ-aš, ᴇɴ-an, and ᴇɴ-i respectively. Such endings attached to a Sumerogram are known as phonetic complements. 2011, Theo van den Hout, The Elements of Hittite, →ISBN, page 12:
   • Several ancient Near Eastern texts made cross references so as to cause readers to apprehend more than one text or theme at a time. Sumerograms in Akkadian literature or biblical quotations in Qumran pesharim are clear examples. 1998 October 14, Terje Stordalen, Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2-3 and Symbolism of the Eden Garden in Biblical Hebrew Literature, Oslo: The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology, page 36:

Forms

Coordinates

Arameogram · sinogram · heterogram

Hypernyms

logogram

Relateds

Akkadogram

Translations (12)

pl sumerogram (Sumerogram) · he שומרוגרמה (Sumerogram) · pt sumerograma (Sumerogram) · ca sumerigrama (Sumerogram) · af Sumerogram (Sumerogram) · ru шумерограмма (Sumerogram) · it sumerogramma (Sumerogram) · de Sumerogramm (Sumerogram) · es sumeriograma (Sumerogram) · tr Sümerogram (Sumerogram) · fr sumérogramme (Sumerogram) · es sumerograma (Sumerogram)