In languages written in cuneiform, a phonetic complement is a sign used to indicate the type of the word it either precedes or follows. For example, the sign DINGIR often precedes names of gods, as LUGAL does for kings. It is not believed that these were pronounced.
... Ermani), elder, poplar, elm, wild cherry[?] (Prunus padus), Taxus baccata and several willows are mixed with the conifers; while farther south the maple, mountain ash and ...