Sumerian Script

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Sumerian Script Example

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Ur III Foundation Tablet, 2100 BC, Girsu/Telloh, Iraq

(Louvre metal replica of steatite original)

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Reference: Frayne, Ur III Period (RIME 3/2; Toronto, 1997) 118-19 =hulgi E3/2.1.29

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By block, left-to-right, top to bottom.

1. dingir nanshe

(for the) goddess Nanshe

2. nin in-dub ba

lady border of-the

3. nin uru16

lady mighty

4. nin-a-ni

lady his

5. shul-gi

Shulgi

6. nitah kalag-ga

male mighty

7. lugal urim2.ki-ma

king of Ur

8. lugal ki-en-gi-ki-uri-ke4

king of Sumer and Akkad

9. e2 shesh-shesh-e ga2-ra

temple Sheshsheshegara (house-established-by-the-brothers)

10. mu-na-du3

he did build

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Cuneiform is not yet part of Unicode, although the approval process is =nderway. The current proposal, subject to change, is N2698.

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Text above in Unicode NCR's Using Proposal N2698 (Plane 1, U+12000 range)

𒀮 𒀏 𒊮͏ 𒉊 =F0��� 𒂀 𒁂

𒊮͏ =F0��� 𒂙 𒊮͏ 𒉊 𒀀 =F0���

𒋝 𒄁

𒍒 𒆚 =F0���

𒈞 𒋅 𒀊 =BR>
𒆡 𒈧

𒈞 𒆡 =F0���

𒄁 𒆡 𒌵 𒆦

𒂏 𒋅 𒋅 𒂋 =F0��� 𒊓

𒈳 𒉂 𒆘 =

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PUA NCR's (Plane 0, U+E000 range)

  ͏   =EE�� 

͏   =EE��͏   

 =EE��

  

  

 =EE��

  

 =EE��  

   =EE��  

  

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Graphic of Text as it should appear with an appropriate =ont

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