Mnamon

Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean

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Hieroglyphic Luwian

- 1300 B.C. - 600 B.C.

List of symbols

Luwian hieroglyphic logograms

In the following table a selection of Luwian hieroglyphic logograms is presented. They are conventionally transliterated in capital letters using Latin terms.

ANNUS	AUDIRE	AVIS	AVUS	BONUS	BOS	CAELUM
CAPUT	CASTRUM	CERVUS	CERVUS₂	CORNU	CRUS	CRUX
CULTER	CUM	CURRUS	DARE	DEUS	DOMINUS	DOMUS
EGO	EQUUS	EXERCITUS	FEMINA	FINES	FRONS	HEROS
INFANS	INFRA	IRA	LEPUS	LIBARE	LINGUA	LITUUS
LOQUI	LUNA	MAGNUS	MALLEUS	MALUS	MANUS	MONS
NEPOS	OCCIDENS	OMNIS	ORIENS	OVIS	PANIS	PES
PES₂	PONERE	POST	PRAE	PUGNUS	REGIO	REX
SARMA	SCALPRUM	SCRIBA	SOL	SOLIUM	STELE	SUPER
TERRA	THRONUS	TONITRUS	URBS	VAS	VERSUS	VIA
VINUM	VIR	VIS

Phonetic syllabary

The following table presents the phonetic syllabary of Luwian hieroglyphic script.

Sign	Phonetic value
(450)	a
(19)	á
(215)	ha
(196)	há
(434)	ka
(176)	la

(110)	ma
(35)	na

(334)	pa
(383)	ra/i
(415)	sa
(433)	sá
(104)	sà
(402)	sa₄
(327)	sa₅
(100)	ta
(29)	tá
(41)	tà
(319)	ta₄
(172)	ta₅
(439)	wa/i
(210)	ia
(377)	za

(329)	kwi/a
	hwi/a

Sign	Phonetic value
(209)	i

(413)	hi

(446)	ki
(278)	li

(391)	mi
(411)	ni
(214)	ní
(66)	pi

(174)	si




(90)	ti






(376)	zi

Sign	Phonetic value
(105)	u

(307)	hu

(423)	ku

(445)	la/i/u
(107)	mu
(153)	nu
(214)	nú
(328)	pu
(412)	ru
(370)	su




(89)	tu
(325)





(432)	zu (?)

Mnamon

Antiche scritture del Mediterraneo

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DOI 10.25429/sns.it/lettere/mnamon000
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