The discovery and decipherment of the trilingual cuneiform inscriptionsBooth, Arthur John
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The discovery and decipherment of the trilingual cuneiform inscriptions
Booth, Arthur John
Achaemenian inscriptions; Cuneiform inscriptions
k’h |d (before i)| t with i | d before i | d(i) | 19 |
| | | | | 20 |
â | a | a | a | a | 21 |
d’h | t before u | t’h | t before u | t(u) | 22 |
ʹm | m | m | m before a | m | 23 |
t | t | t | t before a & i | t | 24 |
q | k before u | kh | k before u | k(u) | 25 |
θ | z | th |th before a, i, u| th | 26 |
j for y | y | y | y before a, i, u| y | 27 |
z’ | j | jh | j before a | j | 28 |
‘m | m before i | m (with i)| m before i | m(i) | 29 |
| | | | | 30 |
n | n | n | n before a & i | n | 31 |
g’ | zh before i| j | j before i | j(i) | 32 |
ψ | kh before u| m (with u)| m before u | m(u) | 33 |
dh | d before u| dh | d before u | d(u) | 34 |
g | g | g | g before a | g | 35 |
u | u | u | u | u | 36 |
| | | | | 37 |
s | sh | sh |sh before a, i, u| sh | 38 |
f | p before r | f | f before a? | ph(r) | 39 |
‘r | r before u | r (with u)| r before u | r(u) | 40 |
h | h | h |h before a, i, u | h | 41 |
kh | kh | kʹh | kh before a & u | kh | 42 |
| | n (with u)| n before u | n(u) | 43 |
gh | g before u | gh | g before u | g(u) | 44 |
rp | rp | q? | doubtful final | | 45 |
| | ñ | ñ | ñ | 46 |
| | | | | 47 |
dᵃh | | dah? | | | 48 |
bumi | | bumʹi | | | 49 |
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APPENDIX B
_TABLE SHOWING THE TRUE VALUES OF OLD PERSIAN LETTERS; AND THE AUTHOR AND
DATE OF THEIR DECIPHERMENT_
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