page_title: Na (cuneiform)
hierarchical_section_title: Na (cuneiform)
caption_attribution_description: ArtistUnknownDescription Ayyab Letters-EA364 (Front) showing: "7 and 7 times" formula(line 5) Terra Cotta Line 1--a-na, LUGAL-EN-ia Line 2--um-ma, A-iYA-aB-(Ayyab) Line 3--ARAD-ka, (Servant-yours), a-na-ku, ARAD-(I, (I am)- Servant, (doubling, for forcefulness), (then-(l.4), "at feet")) Line 4--GÌR-MEŠ , (Foot-(s)-Plural (feet)), EN-ia Line 5--7-šu-7, (7 and 7...times...) Line 7--LUGAL, (king) Line 11--LUGAL, (king) Line 12--a-na ia--ši, ("to me"=(iaši(Akkadian)), (ia--ši)) (from l.13,hand Tahmassi)) Line 13--qa-ti, (Hand...(of) A-tah-ma-ia (Tahmassi)) Current location Louvre Museum &#160;&#160;&#160; (Inventory)Native nameMusée du LouvreLocationParisCoordinates48°&#160;51′&#160;37″&#160;N, 2°&#160;20′&#160;15″&#160;E Established1793Web pagewww.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 7094 . Also known as EA 364Credit lineAcquired in 1918Referenceslouvre.frSource/PhotographerRama Ayyab Letters-EA364 (Front) showing: "7 and 7 times" formula(line 5) Terra Cotta Line 1--a-na, LUGAL-EN-ia Line 2--um-ma, A-iYA-aB-(Ayyab) Line 3--ARAD-ka, (Servant-yours), a-na-ku, ARAD-(I, (I am)- Servant, (doubling, for forcefulness), (then-(l.4), "at feet")) Line 4--GÌR-MEŠ , (Foot-(s)-Plural (feet)), EN-ia Line 5--7-šu-7, (7 and 7...times...) Line 7--LUGAL, (king) Line 11--LUGAL, (king) Line 12--a-na ia--ši, ("to me"=(iaši(Akkadian)), (ia--ši)) (from l.13,hand Tahmassi)) Line 13--qa-ti, (Hand...(of) A-tah-ma-ia (Tahmassi))
context_page_description: 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 usage for NA. An example usage for NA in the Epic is for the spelling of NA.GAD, for Akkadian language "nāqidu", "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, is because of usage for the spelling of a-na -, 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, meaning: in, into, by, etc..
  The na sign usage from the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: na-, NA-.
context_section_description: 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", "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), (2nd highest usage, exceeded by a: a (cuneiform)) is because of usage for the spelling of a-na (Akkadian language "ana") -, 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).
caption: Amarna letter EA 364-(Obverse), Ayyab to Pharaoh, "Justified War";[1]
  
  line 1 (2nd sign for na): "To King-Lord-mine", "a-na LUGAL EN-ia".
  
  line 3: "Servant-yours, at...", "ARAD-ka, a-na...."[2]
  
  (Note: the 2 horizontals at the right side of "ka", are barely visible, compared to the 2 well-scribed verticals)
  
  (high resolution exandable photo)
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