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The discovery and decipherment of the trilingual cuneiform inscriptions

Chapter 10: APPENDIX C TABLE SHOWING THE VALUES GIVEN TO EACH SIGN OF THE SUSIAN (MEDIAN) SYLLABARY
By Arthur John Booth
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A scholarly narrative recounts the gradual discovery, copying, and study of the Achaemenian monuments carrying three parallel cuneiform texts, following travellers' reports, archaeological surveys, and publication of inscriptions. It explains the distinctive scripts, the stepwise decipherment of the simplest Persian column which provided the key to the others, and how comparative analysis unlocked Babylonian and related scripts. The account surveys major expeditions, epigraphic methods, and philological breakthroughs, and concludes with the broader linguistic and historical consequences that arose from reading the trilingual texts and the recovery of Babylonian and Sumerian material.

APPENDIX C
TABLE SHOWING THE VALUES GIVEN TO EACH SIGN OF THE SUSIAN (MEDIAN) SYLLABARY

Vowels and consonants are indicated by capital letters.

The number given to each sign by Cuneiform Signs[899] Correct Values[900] Westergaard,[901] 1844-53 Hincks, 1846-7[902] De Saulcy, 1849-50[903] Norris, 1852-55[904] Oppert, 1859[905] Oppert, 1879[906]
Westergaard and Hincks Norris Oppert Weisbach
1 111 1 Determin. Aussonderungs Zeichen Det. Ha Det. Det. Det. 1
2 14 68 2 al; city ? He, E? af up hal; city 2
3 65 42 3 an; det. A an; det. A an; det. an; God 3
a 35 89 4 tak tak tak tak, dak a
4 61 38 7 na na, N na n (a) na na 4
a 60 ideog. 6 month month month a
5 85 56 8 še sa si s (a) si s‛i (ḥi?) šē, sē 5
6 9 28 9 pu ? pu bu pu, bu 6
7 86 10 muš ? mus, vus mis, vis 7
8 88 104 11 šir, zir as, ars ersa ç (a) sar ṣir sar 8
9 Defective ? 9
a 81 51 13 la rus lu la lu a
10 Defective ar, A ar Ar 10
a 47 61 12 su thu ṣu çu a
11 26 16 15 ak k K K ak ak 11
a 59 7 16 H ven A‛, aḥ Ah, Ih a
b 18 14 17 gau; sea gau kam, kav ko, go; sea b
12 34 23 18 tu thu tu t, (o, ou) u u to, do 12
a 77 67 19 ar; window ar ḥar har, ar; arch, window a
13 71 45 20 ra R ra rr (a) ra ra 13
14 10 78 22 par pha per p (a) par bar par, bar 14
15 33 21 23 ti ti ti t (e, i) ti ti ti, di 15
a 57 84 24 maz vach maś, vaś maç, vaç, mać, vać a
16 63 40 59 ne ? ser N nǐ ni nē 16
a 15 60 26 si pe çi a
17 19 15 27 gi ? su, sa Aï ga gi 17
18 Defective ? 18
19 27 17 28 ik, K KH K KH ik k 19
20 31 105 29 kup? ? kwe ? 20
21 rejects 25 ziš? ? kam, kav Omits 21
22 99 10 30 hu ju [yu*] yu, u Hou yu ḥu hu 22
23 78 48 61 ir, R ra ER r or l (a) R ir ir, ar, ur 23
a 22 70 68 kan kan kan kan, gan a
b 50 ideog. 31 Ship he nun Ship b
24 72 46 32 ri ri ri r or l (e, i) ri ri 24
25 6 76, 29 21 pe, pat tu tu dè pa bi, bat pē, bē, pat, bat 25
26 54 80, 81 35 man ve, we wi van man, van 26
a 25 75 36 kaš kas kas kas, gas a
27 13 31 37 ap P ap, pu GH ap ap 27
a 64 97 38 nap nabu nap a
28 28 18, 69 39 uk Q wa, K uk uk 28
29 65 40 az pu va asʹ aç, az 29
a 29 ideog. 41 Horse, Donkey ke Horse Horse a
30 43 24 42 at T ta, T TH T at 30
31 17 11 34 ka ka, kha ku G (hard) k (a) ka ḳa ka, ga 31
32 38 25 50 ut, T T ta, T t (a) T ut 32
33 8 72 51 pi pi pi, pu b or p (e, i) pi pi pi, bi 33
34 39 20 53 te phi pu, pi f or ph (e, i) ṭa ta tē, dē 34
a 24 71 54 kar gar ḳar, gar a
35 45 72 52 am? ? tye, am? git 35
36 55 82 56 mar; road pe ner, pi b or p (e, i) var mar, var; road mar, var; head (compound ideog.) 36
37 58 36 57 um, M M M M or W M im im, M 37
a 44 106 58 sak te sak (ideog.) a
38 49 2 60 U jo [yo*] yu, U M or W, Oû hu U U, yu 38
39 73 47 65 ru ru ru ru ru 39
a 79 90 67 tik ro sik tik, dik a
b 40 92 66 tup ṭi lu, tip tip, dip b
c 69 85 46 muk no mak, vak c
d 12 79 47 pan pat pat pan, ban d
e 102 102 48 zik passan? sik sik, zik e
f 70 87 49 tum nos mun f
40 11 77 55 pir PH P F or PH, f or ph (a) far pir pir, bir (par, bar) 40
41 4 4 62 E n (o, ou) E I Ē 41
42 67 44 68 un ? na, N Ô un un 42
a 103 88 64 tan tin tan tan, dan, tin a
43 23 73 43 kur; mountain khu ker kar kur kar, gar; mountain 43
44 41 22 44 tú ? tu du tu, du 44
45 90 58 45 iš, S S S CH S is is, us, S 45
46 2 1 69 I I I I I 46
47 98 6 70 ya ja, J [y, ya*] ya Ya ya ya Ya 47
48 66 43 71 in, N I N Y in in 48
49 5 26 72 pá pa pa b or p (a) ba ba pa, ba 49
50 96 63 73 zi ? ta? kch (e, i) chi ṣi ći, ǵi, źi, zi 50
51 32 19 74 ta ta ta d or t (a) ta da ta, da 51
52 86 55 76 šu su su s (o, ou) su su šu, su 52
a 74 99 77 rap rab rab rap a
53 36 95 78 tur T.H. ter th (a) tar tur tur, dur 53
54 93 64 79 zu ? si DT su sʹu ću, ǵu, źu, zu 54
55 101 108 75 Man wo m, w (o, ou) yo Man 55
56 110 89 Det. Aussonderungs Zeichen Det. Det. Det. 56
57 56 83 90, 91 me, maš Z sh, wash Z vas mas, vas 57
58 46 59 98 sa ? tha sʹa ça 58
59 42 93 92 tar ? tar tar tar, dar 59
60 16 30 93 pa phu, pu [po*] pu q (e, i) po pa po, bo 60
a 68 98 94 tin ne tin, din a
61 75 100 95 rak ? rak rak 61
62 80 37 96 ur? ? re ur um, perhaps ur 62
63 7 32 97 ip, P T’H ut, tu MW, Ou fa ip ip, P 63
64 89 57 99 aš S as S as as as 64
65 Defective ? 65
66 94 112 100 Det. thi th (e, i) Ṣ Det. 66
67 51 33 101 ma wa, W wa m, w (a) va ma, va 67
68 76 101, 91 102 tuk, raš ro, r‛u rus Ç ras tuk, ras ras 68
69 21 13 104 ku qu ku q (o, ou) ku ku ku, gu 69
70 37 96 103 taš ? [qa*] tas Q tas das tas, das 70
71 30 ideog. 107 King[907] ku ku k (e, i) ko ga King 71
a 97 41 108 ? cho um? nu a
b 95 74 109 en sen ṭu kin, gin b
72 48 5 106 yi; water H I A, Ha hi A; water Yi; water 72
73 84 53 105 sǎ s‛a sa ch (a) sa ša ša, sa 73
74 91 62 110 za za sha z (a) ṣa ṣa ća, ǵa, źa, za 74
75 1 8 111 A O A A A ḥa ha, a 75
76 3 3 80 U U O, U Ou (short) U U‛ O 76
77 62 39 81 ni ni ni n (e, i) ni nu ni 77
78 82 52 83 ul, L; house ? ER dh (e, i) al ul al, il, ul, L; house 78
a 83 50 84 li? ? el li a
79 52 34 85 mi vi (wi) wi m, w (e, i), oui vi mi, vi 79
80 92 54 87 ši s‛i si ch (e, i) ṣi si ši, s 80
81 20 12 88 ki kha (ka) [kho*] ku kh (o, ou) ki k 81
82 87 103 86 šin as‛ ars‛ ersa Sign for plural san sin san 82

The preceding are the 110 signs given by Menant. The five other signs are

Westergaard Norris Oppert Weisbach Cuneiform Signs Correct Values, Weisbach Oppert
53 35 5 mu mu, vu
66 33 iz, Z; det. ić, iz, iç
107 82 race race
49 la (found once only)
109 Ideog. for animal