Ugaritic Cuneiform - Ugaritic and Cuneiform

Japanese: ウガリト楔形文字 - うがりとくさびがたもじ
Ugaritic Cuneiform - Ugaritic and Cuneiform

…the general term for characters used in the Ancient Orient, each of whose strokes is in the shape of a wedge.
[Types and distribution]
Three systems are known. One is cuneiform, invented by the Sumerians, and this is the system generally meant when people say cuneiform. The other was used in Achaemenid Persia, where the number of characters was reduced to 41. Although it was sometimes used like an alphabet, it was basically a syllabary similar to Japanese kana characters.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ugaritic cuneiform" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代オリエントで使用され,字画のそれぞれが楔の形をした文字の総称。楔形(せつけい)文字とも読む。
[種類と分布]
 三つの系列が知られている。一つはシュメール人の発明した楔形文字で,一般に楔形文字といわれるときは,この文字体系が意味される。他の一つはアケメネス朝ペルシアで使用されたもので,文字数は41個に減少し,アルファベット的に使用されることもあったが,基本的には日本のかな文字に似た音節文字であった。…

※「ウガリト楔形文字」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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