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
Gi (cuneiform) u" are interchangeable with each other. The "gi" sign usage in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is as follows: "ge"-(4 times); "gi"-(17), "GI"-(20 times). Gi (cuneiform) The cuneiform gi sign is a common multi-use sign of the "Epic of Gilgamesh", the 1350 BC Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It also has a sumerogrammic usage for GI in the "Epic of Gilgamesh". The structure of the cuneiform sign is like its twin, Zi (cuneiform), . The "gi" sign has the syllabic usage for "ge" and "gi", and a sumerogram usage for "GI". Alphabetically "gi" can be used for "g" ("g" can