Tu (cuneiform) Tu (cuneiform) The cuneiform sign tu, and for TU-(the sumerogram, capital letter (majuscule), in the Hittite language and other cuneiform texts, is a common-use syllabic sign for ""tu"", and also with a syllabic use for ""t"", or ""u"". It is not a multi-use sign, with other alphabetic sub-varieties. The Sumerian language version is similar to the usage in the Amarna letters, with the 3-horizontal strokes connecting the 4-angled wedges on the left, and connected to the vertical horizontal single-stroke, at right. Varieties exist: for example Amarna letter EA 271 shows 4-hortizontal long-strokes, with 2 short-strokes, between the two long ones,
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