Zi (cuneiform)

The cuneiform zi 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 ZI in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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

Alphabetically "zi" can be used for z ("z" can be interchanged with any "s"); and "zi"/"ze" can be used for i, or e. In Akkadian, all 4 vowels, a, e, i, u are interchangeable with each other.

The zi sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: ze-(6 times); gi-(46), ZI-(32 times).

Cuneiform for ze , zi , and ZI ; digitized form.
Old Assyrian cuneiform for ze , zi , and ZI .
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 zi .)