Cuneiform Sign Β· vowels
a
/ah (as in 'father')/
water, son
Level 1
Difficulty 1
About this sign
The first vowel in cuneiform. Originally a pictograph of a water channel. One of the most frequent signs, appearing in thousands of administrative texts.
Example words
<span class="example-word-pill">A.Ε Γ (field)</span>
<span class="example-word-pill">A.ZU (physician)</span>
One of 44 cuneiform signs waiting to be explored in Massarrah.