Sumerian
Cuneiform
Cuneiform
An: sky, heaven
also
digir (dingir): god, goddess
“The sigil was an eight-limbed
asterisk made of fine dark lines,,,,
An X superimposed on a plus sign.
It looked permanent.”
— Fritz Leiber,
“Damnation Morning,”
1959 short story
in Changewar
asterisk made of fine dark lines,,,,
An X superimposed on a plus sign.
It looked permanent.”
— Fritz Leiber,
“Damnation Morning,”
1959 short story
in Changewar
Ace edition, May 1, 1983
It’s always fun to write like a Babylonian.
Comment by BlueCollarGoddess — Tuesday, February 19, 2008 @ 10:15 am