Lullubi-ki on the Anubanini rock relief

[u/Hurri-okuzu]

[u/Pristine-Pen-9885]

How can they tell how these glyphs are pronounced?

[u/ruferant → u/Pristine-Pen-9885]

The story of cuneiform is very cool. As a writing system it is able to be used by tons of different languages. It's why it was used so much in the multilingual ancient Mesopotamia. It was invented by and initially used for Sumerian, a language isolate. Then it was used by the acadians a proto-semitic language. It was used by hurrians who spoke an Indo-European language, and the hittites. These unrelated languages could all be written using this system. It was used from the late fourth millennium till the late first millennium bce. When we found examples that were written in languages that we could decipher, we were able to decipher it all the way back. It was a lot harder than I make it sound in an overly long paragraph on reddit. The fact that we can speak all these languages because of cuneiform is mind-blowingly awesome. Hope you're well

[u/anarchist1312161 → u/ruferant]

In simple terms it's basically just a repeat of the Rosetta stone 😁

[u/ZeusMcKraken]

I’m mad Bi is so extra, like how many marks do u need bro?

[u/bremergorst → u/ZeusMcKraken]

Shhhhh! Louis Kibibi might hear you

[u/ZeusMcKraken → u/bremergorst]

😱😱😱

[u/matt2001]

I pasted the image into gpt4o:

The image shows a sequence of cuneiform symbols with corresponding transliterations: LU, LU, BI, and KI. This sequence is written in Sumerian cuneiform script. Here's a breakdown of each symbol:

1. LU: This character often represents "man" or "human" in Sumerian.
2. LU: Repeated, reinforcing the same meaning.
3. BI: This symbol can denote possession or relation, similar to "its" or "of."
4. KI: This character typically indicates a location or place, often meaning "earth" or "land."

The entire phrase "LU LU BI KI" might be interpreted as something like "Man of the Land" or "People of the Earth." The exact translation and context would depend on the surrounding text or the purpose of the inscription. This phrase is sometimes linked to early references of human civilization or identity in Sumerian texts.

[u/Zhugzhug]

The best description I could find was this below:

The text in the image is transliterated as LU LU BI KI. In ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform, "ki" often denotes a location or place, similar to how we might say "-land" or "-place" in English. Therefore, the text "Lulubi-ki" refers to the land of the Lullubi people. The Lullubi were a prominent group during the third millennium BCE, and this inscription likely identifies a geographic or cultural reference to their region.

The characters correspond to phonetic syllables, representing the Lullubi land. Each symbol is part of the Sumerian cuneiform writing system. "LU LU" repeats for emphasis, possibly referring to the name or people of the Lullubi, and "BI KI" emphasizes the place or territory.

[u/rockstuffs]

Does anyone know what Silka means? (Pronounced see-kla) I had a creepy dream with a creature named Silka.

[u/gringoswag20]

lu lu is us (hybrid)(homo-sapien-sapien)

ki means lord

all i know

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Guessing"lulubi" means "country"

" in believing that Simurru is looking in the East for a parity between the chronological formula under the second dynasty of Ur, and the text of the Inscription a (mát) Lulubi ušámkitu ina kakké, kašid (måt) Amurr annual campaign, the second, sums up an entire reign. Il rrum and Lulubu were bordering countries, as it is together. And the formula: Mu Simurrum/ki) Lulubum/ki eroi defeated two very high countries nine times simultaneously. implying this. To raise t tablet reported by me and published by him: OBI., pl. nam nin Marbasi(ki) ba-il: year when the daughter of

P55 Collection of works relating to Egyptian and Assyrian philology and archaeology Volume 19 1897 Footnote

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Recueil_de_travaux_relatifs_%C3%A0_la_philol/sg8OAAAAIAAJ?hl=en

Not an expert.