Dan (cuneiform)

Besides dan, (and tan), the following are its uses (from Epic of Gilgamesh):[1] As sumerogram GURUŠ, it is only used for its Akkadian language meaning "eṭlu"-("young man").

The quantities used for specific meanings of the sign, in the Epic of Gilgamesh are as follows: dan-(27), kal-(23), lab-(19), lap-(3), lép-(1), líb-(7), líp-(3), reb-(7), rib-(2), tan-(10), GURUŠ-(23).

[3] Combined with is, (is (cuneiform)), the Akkadian word dan-is, "danniš",[4] meaning "greatly", "strongly", "fervently", etc.

is used in the Amarna letters, especially from Mesopotamia, of Mitanni (King Tushratta), Babylon, and others.

When emphasis is being reinforced, (as in specific paragraphs of EA 19), the use is danniš-danniš.

Cuneiform, for dan , and its many other meanings.
Amarna letter EA 19 , Tushratta to Pharaoh, where danniš is used in many paragraphs (a dialogue letter).
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