Ù (cuneiform)


The cuneiform ù sign, is found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Its use is as a conjunction,, but rarely it is substituted for alphabetic u, but that vowel u is typically represented by 'u, no. 2',, ú; occasionally 'u, no. 1',,,, is also substituted for the "alphabetic u".
The use of ù is often as a "stand-alone" conjunction, for example between two listed items, but it is used especially as a segue in text,, when changing topics, or when inserting segue-pausing positions. In the Amarna letters, it is also commonly immediately followed by a preposition: a-na, or i-na, used as "...And, to....", or "...And, in...."; also "...But, for....", etc. This usage with a preposition is also a better example of the segue usage.
Of the three u's, by graphemic analysis, the commonness is as follows:
Both "ù " and ú are in the top 25 most used signs, but E and "u " are not; other vowels in the 25 are: a, i, and ia,. 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-; Buccellati's usage numbers is.

Amarna letter varieties

variants of ù exist, and especially in the Amarna letters. At least one Amarna letter, EA 367,, has an atypical variant, but the entire letter has somewhat unusual cuneiform signs. -
Partial list of signs beginning with u-, from the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Amarna letters:
Also: