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)
Cuneiform law Cuneiform law Cuneiform law refers to any of the legal codes written in cuneiform script, that were developed and used throughout the ancient Middle East among the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Elamites, Hurrians, Kassites, and Hittites. The Code of Hammurabi is the most well-known of the cuneiform laws, but there were a number of precursor laws. Although they were written in several different cities and kingdoms, these early laws have a number of formulae in common. Most contain both an epilogue and a prologue, which usually explain the purpose of composing the laws, invoke divine authority, and command the reader to