I realized I forgot to talk about the English th sound, that also doesn't exist in cuneiform, but you could use a š (sh) or ṣ (tz) just a t. Arabic ث is related to Akkadian t, and ظ related to Akkadian ṣ, if you want to get really specific! This chart on Wikipedia is useful for looking at the development of phonemes from Akkadian to other languages like Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language#Phonology
Oh I was thinking of you when I used that as an example! I snuck some other friend names in there too, it's hard to come up with names out of the blue to show different phonemic situations lol
Unfortunately not! Phonologically, the g in Akkadian is related to Arabic ج which in some dialects can be that soft j, so maybe in Akkadian it was not pronounced exactly like the hard g in English. So you could do that, or maybe even the š (sh) might sound a little closer?
@wedgie_bce the servant of the Sky god 😁 It means a lot to me that foreign people are interested in my ancestors' heritage. BTW, I am a Mandaean from Di Qar, the capital city of ancient Sumer, my hometown was near the Ur ziggurat.
I realized I forgot to talk about the English th sound, that also doesn't exist in cuneiform, but you could use a š (sh) or ṣ (tz) just a t. Arabic ث is related to Akkadian t, and ظ related to Akkadian ṣ, if you want to get really specific! This chart on Wikipedia is useful for looking at the development of phonemes from Akkadian to other languages like Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language#Phonology
And Old Akkadian th bekame sh in Old Babylonian afaik?
So glad you are posting longer form content here!
Thanks for watching!! And for coming over from TikTok I presume? :)
Thank you for this fascinating and comprehensive video!
Thank you for watching!!
This is the best description of how to write in cuneiform I’ve ever come across (and I’ve read entire books about the subject). Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for watching, and all the amazing work you are doing! Can't wait for your book!
This channel HAS to pop off for its quality mate
Thanks so much! I just hope it gets out to the folks who are interested!
This is prime lesson planning for any ancient history class
I always do this with my undergraduate students, and they always love it!
Thank you so much for this! This is so clear and concise and gave me a better understanding of cuneiform script!
Thanks so much for watching!
Can’t wait to use this with my class!
Can't wait to hear about how it goes!!
@@wedgie_bce I know the Alexandria example wasn't for me but we're gonna pretend lol
Oh I was thinking of you when I used that as an example! I snuck some other friend names in there too, it's hard to come up with names out of the blue to show different phonemic situations lol
@ I’m so honored!!!
My name is easy!
does cuneiform have a way to represent the soft "j" sound?
Unfortunately not! Phonologically, the g in Akkadian is related to Arabic ج which in some dialects can be that soft j, so maybe in Akkadian it was not pronounced exactly like the hard g in English. So you could do that, or maybe even the š (sh) might sound a little closer?
Can you guess my name?
(𒀴𒌋𒀭)
Arad-u-an!
@wedgie_bce
the servant of the Sky god 😁
It means a lot to me that foreign people are interested in my ancestors' heritage.
BTW, I am a Mandaean from Di Qar, the capital city of ancient Sumer,
my hometown was near the Ur ziggurat.
:D 𒄩 𒇷