Winkelhaken

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The Winkelhaken (German: [ˈvɪŋkəlˌhaːkən], "angular hook"), also simply called a hook, is one of five basic wedge elements appearing in the composition of signs in Akkadian cuneiform. It was realized by pressing the point of the stylus into the clay.

A single Winkelhaken corresponds to the sign WIKI