Cuneiform Signs Overburdened (Decorated) with gunû Elements

Cuneiform signs overburdened (decorated) with gun elements , It is one of the types of complex signs that were derived from simple shapes after adding vertical, horizontal, or inclined cuneiform elements inside or outside the body of the sign.Two types of these signs have been distinguished. The first type is secondary signs in which the elements of gun may appear or disappear, and they do not in any way affect the meaning or sound of the sign, and the second type is the main signs in which the elements of gun appear constantly and are considered independent signs and retain symbolic and phonetic values often associated with the simple sign from which they are derived.This research included providing a brief definition of the term gun and its historical origin, as well as a statement of the purpose of forming these signs, And the division of its types in terms of adding gun elements to it into minor signs, and main signs, a section of which is described in the lexicons with name gun, while the other section was distinguished by the form of gun added to the sign, and we concluded all that came in this research with the most important results that we reached.