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 translated, studied or published", as there are only a few hundred qualified cuneiformists in the world. The cuneiform writing system was in use for more than three millennia, through several stages of development, from the 31st century BC down to the second century AD. Ultimately, it was completely replaced by alphabetic writing (in the general sense) in the course of the Roman era, and there are no cuneiform systems in current use. It had to be deciphered as a completely unknown writing system in 19th-century Assyriology. Successful completion of its deciphering is dated to 1857. The cuneiform script was developed