Ṣur (cuneiform)
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Cuneiform ṣur, and zur; also AMAR.
(Note: the vertical does not exist on the ṣur hieroglyph.)
The cuneiform sign ṣur, is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other cuneiform texts (for example Hittite texts).
Linguistically, it has the alphabetical usage in texts for ṣ, or z; also r; for vowels, u, or as a replacement for the other three vowels, "a", "e", or "i".
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Epic of Gilgamesh usage[]
The ṣur sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: (ṣur, 6 times, zur, 1 time, and AMAR, 1 time.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Parpola, 1971. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Sign List, pp. 155-165, no. 437, p. 163.
- Parpola, 1971. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Parpola, Simo, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, c 1997, Tablet I thru Tablet XII, Index of Names, Sign List,
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