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
Na (cuneiform) Na (cuneiform) The cuneiform na sign is a common, multi-use sign, a syllabic for "na", and an alphabetic sign used for "n", or "a"; it is common in both the "Epic of Gilgamesh" over hundreds of years, and the 1350 BC Amarna letters. In the "Epic of Gilgamesh" it also has sumerogramic (capital letter (majuscule)) usage for NA. An example usage for "NA" in the Epic is for the spelling of "NA.GAD", (also "LÚ.NA.GAD", and the plural "LÚ.NA.GAD.MEŠ"), for Akkadian language "nāqidu", ""herdsman"". The usage for "NA" in herdsman is only for 3 spellings. The commonness of cuneiform "na", in