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
Sa (cuneiform) "SA" in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is a logogram for Akkadian "Šer'ānu", translated as: ""muscle, sinew"". The "sa" sign usage in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is as follows: "sa"-(89 times); and "SA"-(2). Sa (cuneiform) The cuneiform sa sign is a less common-use sign of the "Epic of Gilgamesh", the 1350 BC Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It also has a sumerogrammic usage for SA in the "Epic of Gilgamesh". The structure of the cuneiform sign is similar to, Ir (cuneiform), . The "sa" sign has the syllabic usage for "sa", and a sumerogram usage for "SA". Alphabetically "sa" can