Description: Old Babylonian blessing (or greeting) directed at a man or boy (for grammatical reasons: Akkadian distinguishes male and female pronouns for "you". You can find a female version here .) Phrases such as these were used in letter openings to greet the recipient (like a modern “I hope you’re well”). The Babylonian-Akkadian text reads: ilū aššumija dāriš ūmim liballiṭūka, „May the Gods forever keep you well because of me“. The “because of me” part, although it makes the translation sound a bit awkward, is essential: it implies that the well-wisher will take it upon him- or herself to make the gods favour you by means of prayers and offerings. The ornaments are based on the famous Ishtar Gate from Babylon, now at the Vorderasiatische Museum,...
Description: Old Babylonian blessing (or greeting) directed at a girl or woman (for grammatical reasons: Akkadian distinguishes male and female pronouns for "you". You can find a male version here ) Phrases such as these were used in letter openings to greet the recipient (like a modern “I hope you’re well”). The Babylonian-Akkadian text reads: ilū aššumija dāriš ūmim liballiṭūki, „May the Gods forever keep you well because of me“. The “because of me” part, though it makes the translation sound a bit awkward, is essential: it implies that the well-wisher will take it upon him- or herself to make the gods favour you by means of prayers and offerings. The ornaments are based on the throne room facade of Nebuchadnezar from Babylon, now at the Vorderasi...
Description: Old Babylonian blessing (or greeting) directed at a man or boy (for grammatical reasons: Akkadian distinguishes male and female pronouns for "you". You can find a female version here .) Phrases such as these were used in letter openings to greet the recipient (like a modern “I hope you’re well”). The Babylonian-Akkadian text reads: ilū aššumija dāriš ūmim liballiṭūka, „May the Gods forever keep you well because of me“. The “because of me” part, although it makes the translation sound a bit awkward, is essential: it implies that the well-wisher will take it upon him- or herself to make the gods favour you by means of prayers and offerings. The ornaments are based on the famous Ishtar Gate from Babylon, now at the Vorderasiatische Museum,...
Description: Old Babylonian blessing (or greeting) directed at a girl or woman (for grammatical reasons: Akkadian distinguishes male and female pronouns for "you". You can find a male version here ) Phrases such as these were used in letter openings to greet the recipient (like a modern “I hope you’re well”). The Babylonian-Akkadian text reads: ilū aššumija dāriš ūmim liballiṭūki, „May the Gods forever keep you well because of me“. The “because of me” part, though it makes the translation sound a bit awkward, is essential: it implies that the well-wisher will take it upon him- or herself to make the gods favour you by means of prayers and offerings. The ornaments are based on the famous Ishtar Gate from Babylon, now at the Vorderasiatische Museum, B...
Description: Old Babylonian blessing (or greeting) directed at a girl or woman (for grammatical reasons: Akkadian distinguishes male and female pronouns for "you". You can find a male version here ) Phrases such as these were used in letter openings to greet the recipient (like a modern “I hope you’re well”). The Babylonian-Akkadian text reads: ilū aššumija dāriš ūmim liballiṭūki, „May the Gods forever keep you well because of me“. The “because of me” part, though it makes the translation sound a bit awkward, is essential: it implies that the well-wisher will take it upon him- or herself to make the gods favour you by means of prayers and offerings. The ornaments are based on the throne room facade of Nebuchadnezar from Babylon, now at the Vorderasi...
Description: Cuneiform sign for "god". In Sumerian, the language of the inventors of this writing system, the sign is read "dingir" for "god" (and anything divine), or "an" for heaven (see below). In Akkadian - the oldest Semitic language, which adapted this writing system - it can also denote several things: ilum = "god" shamûm ="heaven" Anum = (the god) Anum (=Heaven deified) Originally, the sign depicted a star. If you're interested to see other signs or words in any Ancient Near Eastern language, feel free to send a message!
Description: Old Babylonian blessing (or greeting) directed at a man or boy (for grammatical reasons: Akkadian distinguishes male and female pronouns for "you". You can find a female version here .) Phrases such as these were used in letter openings to greet the recipient (like a modern “I hope you’re well”). The Babylonian-Akkadian text reads: ilū aššumija dāriš ūmim liballiṭūka, „May the Gods forever keep you well because of me“. The “because of me” part, although it makes the translation sound a bit awkward, is essential: it implies that the well-wisher will take it upon him- or herself to make the gods favour you by means of prayers and offerings. The ornaments are based on the famous Ishtar Gate from Babylon, now at the Vorderasiatische Museum,...
Description: Your name in cuneiform: Hussain. Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: Cuneiform sign for “god”. In Sumerian, the language of the inventors of this writing system, the sign is read “dingir” for “god” (and anything divine), or “an” for heaven (see below). In Akkadian – the oldest Semitic language, which adapted this writing system – it can also denote several things: ilum = “god” shamûm =“heaven” Anum = (the god) Anum (= Heaven deified) Originally, the sign depicted a star. If you’re interested to see other signs or words in any Ancient Near Eastern language, feel free to send a message!
Description: The name "Muhammad" in Old Babylonian cuneiform script. Cuneiform is a syllabic writing system. In this case it reads "mu-ha-am-ma-ad". Since there is no way to distinguish /o/, this spelling is also valid if you pronounce your name "Mohammad" - it's how an ancient Babylonian would have spelled it. If you'd like another variant (Mohammed, Mahmoud, etc.), please contact me. Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: The name "Anna" in Old Babylonian cuneiform script. Cuneiform is a syllabic writing system. In this case it reads "an-na". If you are a speaker of English, especially American, you probably pronounce this name /ˈænə/. In a phonetic rendering, that would be spelled differently in cuneiform ("en-na") - contact me if you'd rather like to see that version! Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: Your name in cuneiform: Ninsun Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: Your name in cuneiform: Talia Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: The name "Maria" in Old Babylonian cuneiform script. Cuneiform is a syllabic writing system. In this case it reads "ma-ri-ya". Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: Your name in cuneiform: Esraa. Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
Description: Your name in cuneiform: Ali. Want your own name in cuneiform? Send me a message at [email protected]
