Cuneiform times of Parthian Empire (250 BC – AD 226). The last known cuneiform inscription, an astronomical text, was written in 75 AD. The complexity of the system prompted the development of a number of simplified versions of the script. Old Persian was written in a subset of simplified cuneiform characters known today as Old Persian cuneiform. It formed a semi-alphabetic syllabary, using far fewer wedge strokes than Assyrian used, together with a handful of logograms for frequently occurring words like "god" and "king". Ugaritic was written using the Ugaritic alphabet, a standard Semitic style alphabet (an "abjad") written using the
Ki (cuneiform) Reverse, line 21: "Šunama," . As determinatives (City & Ki): ... Ki (cuneiform) The cuneiform ki sign, is a multi-use sign used in the "Epic of Gilgamesh", the Amarna letters and numerous texts. It also has a sumerogram usage (capital letter (majuscule)). Cuneiform "ki" is used for syllabic "ki", and also for alphabetic "k", and alphabetic "i". It has additional consonant usage for "q", instead of "k", and also "e", "é", and "í" for vowel "i". Its usage numbers from the "Epic of Gilgamesh" are as follows: "ke"-(9), "ki"-(291), "qé"-(18), "qí"-(62), and "KI"-(288). For sumerogram "KI", KI becomes Akkadian language