Id (cuneiform) Another sign is similar to "lu", but has only 1-vertical, left and right, ku (cuneiform), and the Amarna letters is usually so compact, that hardly any of the individual strokes can be easily identified. Another sign is similar in this group to cuneiform "ur", but the center is replaced by 2 stokes, one angled down, and the other a wedge (at extreme right vertical), and is the "gáb" sign. In the Amarna letters it is often used for English "all", or "all (of us)", Akkadian language, "gabbu". (Amarna letters EA 153, EA 287, EA 288, and EA 267)--> Id (cuneiform)
Ib (cuneiform) Ib (cuneiform) The cuneiform sign ib, (or ip) is a common-use sign in the "Epic of Gilgamesh", the Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. Its common usage is syllabic for "ib" (or "ip"), or alphabetic for "i" or "b"/"p"; the "i" is also exchanged for "e" when spelling specific words in the Akkadian language. Cuneiform "ib" also can be found as sumerogram "URTA", (a capital letter (majuscule)), and for example it is used in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" for the god's name: Ninurta, spelled NIN.URTA. Cuneiform "ib" has other sub-uses in the "Epic of Gilgamesh". The following can be found: