page_title: Ša
hierarchical_section_title: Ša
caption_attribution_description: ArtistUnknownDescription English: Amarna Letters, (top half, reverse of EA 365) Letter of Biridiya, prince of Megiddo, to Pharaoh; subject of harvesting by corvee workers in the city of Nuribta. Towns: City-Shunamu, and City-Yapu, also mentioned in the letter. Some of the cuneiform signs used (Akkadian language usage, for Canaanite, etc.), 6th line from top (line 20) er (ir), 2nd character; 7th line (line 21)(3rd charater from left), en:Sumerogram URU, for Akkadian ālu, "city", "town", specifically Town--Shu-na-ma-(ki). (Line 26 contains: Town--(Y)ia-pu-(ki)). (Note-Cuneiform signs, by line (no. 1 is line (15))) Line 1-(15)--u (and no. 1), a-mur-me, (But, Look!-(en:segue)) 2-(16)--LÚ.MEŠ-ha-za-nu-ta-meš 3-(17)--ša, it-ti-ia 4-(18)--la-a, ti-pu-šu Terra cotta, i.e. en:Clay tablet. Current location (Inventory)Louvre Museum&#160;&#160;Native nameMusée du LouvreLocationParisCoordinates48°&#160;51′&#160;37″&#160;N, 2°&#160;20′&#160;15″&#160;E&#160; &#160;Established1793Websitewww.louvre.frAuthority control : Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat Sully, Rez-de-chaussée, Levant, Salle D, Vitrine 4&#160;: L'âge du bronze récent 1550 - 1150 avant J.-C.Accession numberAO 7098. Also known as EA 365.Credit lineAcquired in 1918Referenceslouvre.frSource/PhotographerRama English: Amarna Letters, (top half, reverse of EA 365) Letter of Biridiya, prince of Megiddo, to Pharaoh; subject of harvesting by corvee workers in the city of Nuribta. Towns: City-Shunamu, and City-Yapu, also mentioned in the letter. Some of the cuneiform signs used (Akkadian language usage, for Canaanite, etc.), 6th line from top (line 20) er (ir), 2nd character; 7th line (line 21)(3rd charater from left), en:Sumerogram URU, for Akkadian ālu, "city", "town", specifically Town--Shu-na-ma-(ki). (Line 26 contains: Town--(Y)ia-pu-(ki)). (Note-Cuneiform signs, by line (no. 1 is line (15))) Line 1-(15)--u (and no. 1), a-mur-me, (But, Look!-(en:segue)) 2-(16)--LÚ.MEŠ-ha-za-nu-ta-meš 3-(17)--ša, it-ti-ia 4-(18)--la-a, ti-pu-šu Terra cotta, i.e. en:Clay tablet.
context_page_description: The cuneiform ša sign is a common, multi-use sign, a syllabic for ša, and an alphabetic sign used for š, or a; it is common in both the Epic of Gilgamesh over hundreds of years, and the 1350 BC Amarna letters.
  Besides ša usage in word components of verbs, nouns, etc., it has a major usage between words. In Akkadian, for English language "who", it is an interrogative pronoun; in the Akkadian language as ša,
context_section_description: The cuneiform ša sign is a common, multi-use sign, a syllabic for ša, and an alphabetic sign used for š, or a; it is common in both the Epic of Gilgamesh over hundreds of years, and the 1350 BC Amarna letters.
  Besides ša usage in word components of verbs, nouns, etc., it has a major usage between words. In Akkadian, for English language "who", it is an interrogative pronoun; in the Akkadian language as ša, (as "that", "what"; ("that (of)", "which (of)"), in English it used for who, what, which, etc..
caption: Amarna letter EA 365-(Reverse), by Biridiya of Magiddo, "Furnishing Corvee Workers";[1] line 3 (1st sign for ša: "ša it-ti-ia", "Who, (are) with...").
  
  (Very high resolution exandable photo.
  
  The 2-wedge strokes of line 3 ša are very visible.)
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