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
Ù (cuneiform) in the 25 are: a (cuneiform), i (cuneiform), and ia (cuneiform), ("ia" which has a secondary use as suffix, ""-mine"", or ""my"", thus in top 25 most used signs). Suffix ""iYa"" is used in the Middle East\Southwest Asia at present day to end placenames, or other names: "My Xxxxx". Usage numbers of "ù" in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is as follows: ù-(84); Buccellati's usage numbers (330 Amarna letters) is (1848). Scribal variants of "ù" exist, and especially in the Amarna letters. At least one Amarna letter, EA 367, (Pharaoh to Endaruta), has an atypical variant, but the entire letter has