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Ugaritic Transliteration Converter Online

Convert Ugaritic cuneiform signs to Latin transliteration or turn transliterated text back into cuneiform characters. It states which direction it applied, preserves characters outside the map, and reports anything it could not convert. Try it online.

What is Ugaritic Transliteration Converter Online?

Ugaritic Transliteration Converter Online is a text tool that swaps Ugaritic cuneiform signs for Latin transliteration letters and back again. It works character by character using a fixed table of 33 cuneiform signs, each paired with a transliteration string. If you paste 𐎌𐎍𐎎 you get Šlm; if you paste Šlm you get 𐎌𐎍𐎎. The converter tells you which direction it used, keeps any character it does not recognize instead of deleting it, and lists what it could not map.

This is a transliteration converter, not a translator. It does not tell you what a Ugaritic word means, and it does not check grammar. It moves text between two writing systems.

Key Features

Two-way character conversion. Cuneiform in, transliteration out; transliteration in, cuneiform out. The same table drives both directions.
Case-sensitive variants. The map includes both lowercase and uppercase transliteration forms, so ʾa and ʾA are handled as distinct entries, as are ḫ and Ḫ.
Multi-character entries. Some transliteration strings are longer than one letter, such as ʾa, ʾi, ʾu, ả, ỉ, ủ and s2. The converter matches these before falling back to single letters.
Unmapped-character reporting. Letters, digits, punctuation or cuneiform signs outside the table are kept in place and listed in a short note, so you can see exactly what did not convert.
Direction statement and override. The converter says whether it read your input as cuneiform or as transliteration, and you can force a direction with a short prefix.

How to Use

Paste your text into the message. It can be Ugaritic cuneiform, transliterated Latin text, or a mix. If you want to be certain of the direction, start with to transliteration: or to cuneiform:.
Read the converted block. The converter returns the converted text first in a copyable code block, then one line naming the direction it applied.
Check the note about unmapped characters. If something you expected to convert appears there, it is outside the 33-entry table, and you can decide whether to adjust the spelling or keep it as is.

A quick example: input 𐎌𐎍𐎎 returns Šlm. Input Šlm returns 𐎌𐎍𐎎. Input šlm w šlm returns the cuneiform for each mapped letter, with each literal space converted to 𐎟 by the space entry.

Example Use Cases

Reading a cuneiform inscription in Latin letters. Paste a line of Ugaritic cuneiform from a photo transcription and get a transliteration you can type on a normal keyboard.
Preparing cuneiform text for a document. If you have a transliterated word such as ʾaḫ and need the cuneiform signs for a slide or handout, convert it back and copy the result.
Checking a transliteration against the sign table. Paste a transliterated phrase and see which characters map to cuneiform signs and which do not, which is useful when a source uses a different convention.

Tips for Best Results

Keep the original diacritics. Characters like š, ḫ, ṯ, ġ, ṣ, ṭ, ẓ, ḏ and ʿ are separate table entries; stripping the marks changes the result.
Use the direction prefix when your text could be read either way, for example a short string of plain Latin letters.
Remember that the space entry is part of the table: in transliteration-to-cuneiform a literal space maps to 𐎟, while in cuneiform-to-transliteration 𐎟 maps back to a literal space.

FAQ

What input formats are supported?
Plain text only. Paste cuneiform characters from the Unicode U+10380 block or transliteration letters with diacritics. All input is converted in one pass, and no text is silently truncated.

How accurate is the conversion?
It is exact for the 33 mapped signs and their lowercase and uppercase transliteration forms. Anything outside that table is preserved and reported, not guessed. The converter does not translate meaning and does not verify historical spelling.

How is this different from some free text tools?
Some free text tools give you two boxes and a send button with no explanation of what happened. This converter states the direction it applied, lists unmapped characters, and explains multi-character entries such as s2 and ʾa. It does not add features the source page never had, such as translation or audio.

Can it convert a photo of cuneiform?
No. It works on text you paste. You would need a transcription first.

Does it produce a font file?
No. It produces Unicode text you can copy into any document that supports the cuneiform block.