In the exercise, the scribe has written two words in different ways. The first word, 'nish-gil' means 'we grabbed'. It can be written using two signs which represent the sounds 'nish' and 'gil'.
Or, it can be written with three signs which represent the sounds 'nish', 'gi' and 'il'.
The second word is 'nish-shish' and means 'we carried'. It can be written using three signs which represent 'nish', 'shi' and 'ish'.
Or, it can be written with two signs which represent the sounds 'nish' and 'shish'.
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