Ar (cuneiform)
The cuneiform Ar sign, 
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—is a cuneiform sign that is a combined sign, containing Ši (cuneiform), and Ri (cuneiform). It is used in one prominent name in the Amarna letters, for Šuwardata, as well as in a number of Amarna letters. "Ar" is also used in the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other texts.
Epic of Gilgamesh usage[]
The Ar sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: ar-(21 times).[1]
References[]
- ^ Parpola, 1971. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Sign List, pp. 155-165, no. 451, p. 163.
- Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. 393 pages.(softcover, ISBN 0-8018-6715-0)
- 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, and Glossary-(pp. 119–145), 165 pages.
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