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Sumerogram is the use of a
Sumerian cuneiform character or group of characters as an
ideogram or
logogram rather than a
syllabogram in the graphic representation of a language other than Sumerian, such as
Akkadian or
Hittite. Sumerograms are normally transliterated in
majuscule letters, with dots separating the signs. In the same way, a written Akkadian word that is used ideographically to represent a language other than Akkadian (such as Hittite) is known as an
Akkadogram.