Gi (cuneiform)

The cuneiform gi sign is a common multi-use sign of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the 1350 BC Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts.

It also has a sumerogrammic usage for GI in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

The structure of the cuneiform sign is like its twin, Zi (cuneiform), .

Alphabetically "gi" can be used for g ("g" can be interchanged with "k", or "q"); and "gi"/"ge" can be used for i, or e. In Akkadian, all 4 vowels, a, e, i, u are interchangeable with each other.

The gi sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: ge-(4 times); gi-(17), GI-(20 times).

Cuneiform for ge , gi , and GI ; digitized form.
Hittite cuneiform for ge , gi , and GI .
EA 26, fragment (Obverse).
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(Last flat-surface 5-lines on fragment (Para IV), lines 30–34.
(An Amarna letter that uses gi .)