Many Egyptian hieroglyphs and cuneiform graphs could be used either logographically or phonetically. For example, the Sumerian dingir could represent the word 'deity', the god An or the word 'sky'. p. 12. In Akkadian, the graph could represent the stem 'deity', the word 'sky', or the syllable .
Many Egyptian hieroglyphs and cuneiform graphs could be used either logographically or phonetic.ally. For example, the Sumerian dingir could represent the word 'deity', the god An or the word 'sky' p. 12. In Akkadian, the graph could represent the stem 'deity', the word 'sky', or the syllable .