Sumerogram
Sumerogram noun: a Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite.
Noun
Sumerogram (plural Sumerograms)
- A Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite.
- 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, 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
- 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...2011, Theo van den Hout, The Elements of Hittite, →ISBN, page 12
Forms of Sumerogram
| plural | Sumerograms |
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Origin of Sumerogram
From Sumero- + -gram.
Questions about Sumerogram
- What does Sumerogram mean?
- Sumerogram means a Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite.
- What part of speech is Sumerogram?
- Sumerogram is a noun.
- What is the plural of Sumerogram?
- The plural of Sumerogram is Sumerograms.
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