Ṣur (cuneiform)

The cuneiform sign ṣur, is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other cuneiform texts (for example Hittite texts).

Linguistically, it has the alphabetical usage in texts for ṣ, or z; also r; for vowels, u, or as a replacement for the other three vowels, "a", "e", or "i".

The ṣur sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: (ṣur, 6 times, zur, 1 time, and AMAR, 1 time.

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Cuneiform ṣur , and zur ; also AMAR .
(Note: the vertical does not exist on the ṣur hieroglyph.)
naṣāru, EA 252, line 8, (uṣ- ṣur -ru-na).
(Cropped photo of EA 252 , Obverse. The last pictured line (line 9), is line 9 (of 15 on obverse), (with the crossed, (swords) cuneiform ( KÚR ), for the Akkadian word for "warfare", Akkadian -"nukurtu".