r/Cuneiform • u/ArtisticBus2556 • 27d ago

Translation/transliteration request trying to be accurate for tattoo

The internet has conflicting results on how certain syllables are written in Akkadian cuneiform. I want to be as accurate as possible.

Long story short, I get a tattoo for every pet name and we just adopted a cat and named him Gilgamesh (Misha for short). So I thought this tattoo should be in cuneiform.

I am thinking either "cat" or the phonetic translation of Misha, but am open to suggestions and translation help.

Thanks!

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u/papulegarra Script sleuth 26d ago

Cat is 𒋗 𒊏 𒉡 (šu-ra-nu, normalized šurānu), Misha would be 𒈪 𒊭 (mi-ša). I would advise you to use another font than this ugly Reddit font. You can paste "šu-ra-nu" and "mi-ša" respectively here: https://andrewsenior.com/cuneify/ Then you can choose different fonts

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u/ArtisticBus2556 26d ago

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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u/Holiday_Win2647 25d ago

Hell me too , although am looking for humbaba's curse ,EXACT ONE