Ib (cuneiform) 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) Ib (cuneiform) The cuneiform sign ib, (or ip) is a common-use sign in the "Epic of Gilgamesh", the Amarna letters,
Ù (cuneiform) Ù (cuneiform) The cuneiform ù sign ('u, no. 3'), is found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the "Epic of Gilgamesh". Its use is as a conjunction, (translated as for example: "and, but, else, until," etc.), but rarely it is substituted for "alphabetic u", but that vowel "u" is typically represented by 'u, no. 2', (u prime), ú; occasionally 'u, no. 1', (u (cuneiform)), , (mostly used for a conjunction, and "numeral 10"), is also substituted for the "alphabetic u". The use of "ù" is often as a "stand-alone" conjunction, for example between two listed items, but