The
cuneiform sign MÁ denotes a ship or boat. It is used in
Sumerian and as a
Sumerogram for the
Akkadian word eleppu (also 'ship'/'boat').
[1] MÁ is usually preceded by the
determinative for items made of wood, namely
GIŠ: GIŠ.MÁ, or GIŠ.MÁ,
.
The Epic of Gilgamesh lists sixteen wood-related words written with the GIŠ determinative, among them GIŠ.MÁ/eleppu. [2] The epic also uses the 'ship'/'boat' Sumerogram in Tablet XI (the Gilgamesh flood myth), and elsewhere when Gilgamesh is taken by boat.
Some of the Amarna letters using the Sumerogram are EA 86, EA 153, [3] EA 149, EA 245, [4] and EA 364. [5]
The
cuneiform sign MÁ denotes a ship or boat. It is used in
Sumerian and as a
Sumerogram for the
Akkadian word eleppu (also 'ship'/'boat').
[1] MÁ is usually preceded by the
determinative for items made of wood, namely
GIŠ: GIŠ.MÁ, or GIŠ.MÁ,
.
The Epic of Gilgamesh lists sixteen wood-related words written with the GIŠ determinative, among them GIŠ.MÁ/eleppu. [2] The epic also uses the 'ship'/'boat' Sumerogram in Tablet XI (the Gilgamesh flood myth), and elsewhere when Gilgamesh is taken by boat.
Some of the Amarna letters using the Sumerogram are EA 86, EA 153, [3] EA 149, EA 245, [4] and EA 364. [5]