Hebrew Transliteration
EQUIVALENTS OF THE HEBREW LETTERS IN THE TRANSLITERATION OF ASSYRIAN NAMES MENTIONED IN THESE VOLUMES.
| א | a, ’ |
| ל | l |
| ב | b |
| מ | m |
| ג | g |
| נ | n |
| ד | d |
| ס | ’s, s |
| ה | h |
| ע | e |
| ו | u, v |
| פ | p |
| ז | z |
| צ | ts |
| ח | kh |
| ק | q |
| ת | dh |
| ר | r |
| י | i, y |
| ש | s, sh |
| כ | k |
| ט | t |
N.B.—Those Assyriologists who transcribe ש by sh use s for ס. The Assyrian e represents a diphthong as well as ע.
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In the Introductions and Notes W.A.I. denotes The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia, in five volumes, published by the Trustees of the British Museum.
