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The cuneiform na sign is a common, multi-use sign, a syllabic for ''na'', and an alphabetic sign used for ''n'', or ''a''; it is common in both the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' over hundreds of years, and the 1350 BC Amarna letters. In the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' it also has sumerogramic (capital letter (majuscule)) usage for NA. An example usage for ''NA'' in the Epic is for the spelling of ''NA.GAD'', (also ''LÚ.NA.GAD'', and the plural ''LÚ.NA.GAD.MEŠ''), for Akkadian language "nāqidu",〔Parpola, 197l. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Glossary, pp. 119-145, nāqidu, p. 134.〕 ''"herdsman"''. The usage for ''NA'' in herdsman is only for 3 spellings. The commonness of cuneiform ''na'', in the top 25 used signs by Buccellati (Buccellati 1979),〔Buccellati, Giorgio, (Ugarit-Forschungen 11, 1979). ''Comparative Graphemic Analysis of Old Babylonian and Western Akkadian'', pp. 95-100, Graph, p. 96. (i.e. Ugarit and Amarna (letters), three others, Mari, OB, Royal letters, OB, non-Royal letters)〕 (2nd highest usage, exceeded by a: ''a (cuneiform)'') is because of usage for the spelling of ''a-na'' (Akkadian language "ana"〔Parpola, 197l. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Glossary, pp. 119-145, ana, pp. 120-121.〕) -, the common preposition spelling for English language: ''to, for, by, of, at, etc.''. It is also a component for the Akkadian language preposition: ''i-na'' (''ina''), meaning: ''in, into, by, etc.''. The ''na'' sign usage from the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' is as follows: ''na''-(736 times), ''NA''-(24).〔Parpola, 197l. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Sign List, pp. 155-165, Sign no. 070, p. 156.〕 ==Variety forms of cuneiform "na"== In the Amarna letters, EA 205, EA 364, etc., (see here (), for a medium resolution, line 3 ''ARAD-ka a-na'', EA 364) an alternate form of ''na'', replaces the left side of the sign with: 2-horizontals , and a small wedge above, with the vertical anchoring the right, -. For Marduk-nadin-ahhe's kudurru at the British Museum, ''na'' is constructed approximately as follows: 1-horizontal lies at the sign's left , followed by a large wedge, then the vertical, resulting in a sign approximately as follows: . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Na (cuneiform)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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