ON THE CANAANITES. o7 
NOTES IN EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
PuiateE I. 
Hittite Emblems of known Sound. 
No. 1. A star. Cypriote a, an: Compare cuneiform and 
Kgyptian star, for “deity”; Akkadian and Htruscan an, 
‘god’; Turkish ana, “saint.” 
No. 2. A throne. Compare cuneiform throne for enu, 
“lord” ; Cypriote e, en. 
No. 3. A fleur-de-lis. Cypriote uw, appears to be used 
phonetically. 
. No.4. A crook. Cypriote uv, appears-to-be-phonetic. 
No. 5. Cypriote ka, used phonetically as a case suffix ; 
Akkadian ku, Mongol aha, Jacut gha, post-position of ablative 
case. 
No. 6. Cypriote ke, used phonetically, prefixed and affixed; 
Akkadian and Turkic & for personal affix and prefix. 
No. 7. Apparently a key. Cypriote. ke. Compare the 
cuneiform emblem 7k, “to open,” used, apparently, as a 
phonetic equivalent to the last. 
No. 8. Apparently a crook. Cypriote ka, used as a prefix 
phonetically. Akkadian ga, Jacut cha, exclamation. 
_ No. 9. A tiara. Cypriote ko; Akkadian ku, “prince” ; 
Manchu chu, * lord.” 
No. 10. Another tiara, apparently a variant of No. 9. 
No. 11. Hand and stick. Cypriote ta, apparently a 
causative prefix, like the Egyptian determinative ; Chinese 
ta, ** beat.’ 
No. 12. An herb. Cypriote te, Akkadian ti, “live’’; 
Turkish it, “sprout”; of, “herb”; used, perhaps, as a 
phonetic. 
No. 13. Apparently an arrow. Cypriote tz, used phoneti- 
cally as prefix and sufix. Compare Medic prefix id, Akkadian 
and Etruscan suffix ta and eth. 
No. 14, The hand grasping. Cypriote to. Compare the 
Egyptian cuneiform and Chinese signs for “touch,” “ take,” 
“have.” Akkadian tu ‘ have.” 
No. 15. Apparently a branch. Cypriote pa. Compare 
Akkadian pa, “ stick ” (Lenormant). 
No. 16. A vase. Cypriote pe, used phonetically. Akkadian 
bi, a cup. 
No. 17. A suffix, probably of case. May be the Cypriote pz, 
or Carian th. It resembles the Chinese sign for division. 
