He subsumes logogram, ideogram, and sumerogram under "Wortzeichen" (§3E) and says that logogram is the most common one at the time of writing. von Soden, Wolfram: Grundriss der akkadischen …

Sep 2, 2022 · For example, "ideogram" or "ideograph" is sometimes used to mean the same thing as "logogram" and sometimes used to mean something completely different, depending on the source.

Feb 11, 2025 · Are there any other examples of a primarily logographic writing system becoming primarily non-logographic over time? For that matter, are there any writing systems going through …

But now, I'd like to go one step further and find the actual Hittite (or Akkadian) word represented by the logogram. In other words, I'd like to find the word represented by NINDA-an the way wiyanas "wine" …

Sep 12, 2018 · Is it fair to say that a pictograms are a subset of ideograms which are a subset of logograms? What is an example of an ideogram that is not a logogram or pictogram?

Nov 10, 2023 · But the logogram ŠI "eye" looks like a 10 next to a 100, and thus can also be used to mean "1,000"; we know the Akkadian word for "thousand" is līmu, so this sign has also been given …

Jun 15, 2017 · From this answer, I understand that logograms represent words in a language, while ideograms represent concepts independent of a language. What about numerical digits like "1"? In …

Nov 20, 2021 · If I’m understanding the question correctly (it’s not too clearly worded), this is about a specific subset of acrophony, specifically naming the glyph after the thing it depicts. Ogham and …

Aug 27, 2009 · The logogram EDEN can have a few different meanings, but none of them are especially close to "garden". Nor do I see any compound logogram like É.DEN or E.DEN, though the compound …

Sep 28, 2019 · This generally means one of two things: either it's a logogram, or it's a determinative. Either way, I'll go look it up in an appropriate list. But—how do I know which is which? If I see the …