Zu (cuneiform)
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zu-cuneiform-289-13209726
title:
Zu (cuneiform)
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Cuneiform zu,, is an uncommon-use sign in the 1350s BC Amarna letters, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other cuneiform texts. Alphabetically, it could conceivably be used for letters z, s, ṣ, or u; however in the Amarna letters it is used mostly for personal names or geographical names. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Sumerogram ZU is used to spell the name of god Ninazu,. In the Epic, ZU is also used as a logogram, ZU.AB, for Akkadian language "apsû", English language "abyss"; it is used twice in Chapter
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Cuneiform sign
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu_(cuneiform)
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2022-06-11T19:27:44Z
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