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Sign Reading Sign Name Meaning Preferred Reading Action
a A n. water yes View
a2 A2 n. arm, strength, performance yes View
'a3 E2 yes View
ab AB n. sea yes View
ab2 AB2 n. cow yes View
aba4 UNUG yes View
abba2 |ABxASZ2| n. elder yes View
abgal |NUN.ME| n. sage yes View
abgal2 |NUN.ME.PU3| yes View
absin3 APIN n. furrow yes View
abul |KA2.GAL| n. city-gate yes View
abzu |ZU.AB| gn. Abzu, n. abyss yes View
ad AD n. beam, father yes View
ad2 GIR2 n. boxthorn yes View
ad3 |LUxBAD| n. corpse yes View
ad4 ZA@45 yes View
ad6 KWU082 (LU2xBAD); n. corpse yes View
ad7 KWU081 (LU2@s); n. Corpse yes View
ad8 KWU083 (LU2@sxBAD); n. corpse yes View
adab |UD.NUN| gn. Adab yes View
addir |A.PA..GISAL.PAD.DIR| yes View
addu3 GIR2@g yes View
ag AG v. to do yes View
ag2 |NINDA2xNE| v. to measure yes View
aga MIR n. crown?, axe yes View
aga3 GIN2 n. axe? yes View
agar2 SZARA2 n. field yes View
agrig |IGI.DUB| n. steward, superintendent yes View
agrun |E2.NUN| n. inner sanctuary yes View
ah AH yes View
ak AG v. to do yes View
akan |DAG.(KISIM5xGA)| n. udder? yes View
akkil |GAD.KID.SI| yes View
akszak UH2 gn. Akszak yes View
akszak2 |A.KUSZU2| gn. Akszak yes View
aktum |A.SU| n. a garnment yes View
aktum2 |SU.A| n. a garnment yes View
aktumx |A.ZU| n. a garnment yes View
al AL n. hoe, vp. used immediately before stative verbs yes View
al2 ALAM yes View
al3 GAN2 yes View
alal UMBISAG2 n. pipe, conduit, gutter yes View
alal2 SZID yes View
alamusz LAL3 dn. yes View
alan ALAM n. statue yes View
alim ALIM n. bison yes View
alla NAGAR dn. yes View
am AM n. aurochs, masc. yes View
am3 |A.AN| v. copula 3rd sg. yes View
am4 |GA2xGAG| yes View
am6 AN v. copula 3rd sg. yes View
ama AMA n. mother yes View
ama5 ARHUSZ n. mother? yes View
ama6 |LAGABxAN| n. mother yes View
amalu |AMA.AN.MUSZ3| yes View
amalu |AMA.AN.MUSZ3| n. calf, young animal yes View
amar AMAR n. calf, young animal yes View
amasz AMASZ n. sheepfold yes View
ambar SUG n. swamp yes View
amusz |AxMUSZ| yes View
an AN n. sky, heaven; dn. An yes View
ansze ANSZE n. donkey yes View
anzu |AN.IM.DUGUD| n. thunderbird yes View
anzu2 |AN.IM.MI| n. thunderbird yes View
anzux |IM.MI| n. thunderbird yes View
ap AB n. window yes View
apin APIN n. plow yes View
aq AG yes View
ar AR yes View
ar2 UB n. praise yes View
ar3 HAR v. to mill yes View
arad ARAD n. servant yes View
arad2 ARAD2 n. servant yes View
aratta |LAMxKUR.RU| gn Aratta yes View
arhusz ARHUSZ n. placenta? yes View
as AZ yes View
as, AZ yes View
as2 ASZ2 phoneme yes View
asal ASARI n. poplar? yes View
asal2 |A.TU.GAB.LISZ| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.GAB.LISZ.TU| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.GISZ.TU.GAB.LISZ| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.TU.GAB| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.TU.LISZ| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.TU.NIR.GAB.LISZ| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.TU.NIR.LISZ| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.TU.NIR| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |A.TU| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |GAB.LISZ| n. poplar? yes View
asalx |TU.NIR| n. poplar? yes View
asar ASARI dn. yes View
asila3 |EZENxA| yes View
asz ASZ tt. metrological unit 1 yes View
asz2 ASZ2 n. curse yes View
asz3 ASZ3 yes View
asz4 ASZ4 yes View
asz7 SZIR yes View
aszgab ASZGAB n. leather worker yes View
aszgi SZIR yes View
aszgi2 HIxDISZ yes View

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CDLI contributors. 2025. “SignReadings.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. November 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc.
CDLI contributors. (2025, November 18). SignReadings. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc
CDLI contributors (2025) SignReadings, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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Cite this Webpage

CDLI contributors. 2025. “SignReadings.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. November 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc.
CDLI contributors. (2025, November 18). SignReadings. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc
CDLI contributors (2025) SignReadings, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
@misc{CDLI2025SignReadings,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
	author = {{CDLI contributors}},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 18},
	title = {SignReadings},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred_reading=1&sort=preferred_reading&direction=asc},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/sign-readings?preferred\textunderscore{}reading=1&sort=preferred\textunderscore{}reading&direction=asc},
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