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KI (cuneiform)


The cuneiform ki sign, is a multi-use sign used in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Amarna letters and numerous texts. It also has a sumerogram usage (capital letter (majuscule)). Cuneiform ki is used for syllabic "ki", and also for alphabetic "k", and alphabetic i. It has additional consonant usage for "q", instead of "k", and also "e", "é", and "í" for vowel "i". Its usage numbers from the Epic of Gilgamesh are as follows:ke-(9), ki-(291), -(18), -(62), and KI-(288).

For sumerogram KI, KI becomes Akkadian language itti, for English language "with".

For the 1350 BC Amarna letters, many of the clay tablet letters are from Canaanite city-states, where the author of the letter, the "man", or governor of the town states his name but also uses the Akkadian language word "qabû", for English language: to say, tell, when addressing the Pharaoh (of Egypt), or an Egyptian official. In the Amarna letters it is often spelled -bil-ma at the beginning of the letter. 'Qabû' is also used throughout Amarna letter texts beyond the beginning address of the letters.

In the Amarna letters, "ki" is also often found at the end of Place-names, for example Amarna letter EA 365, Reverse, line 21: "CityŠunamaki," B071ellst.pngB567 Hittite su.jpgB110ellst.pngBrockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b9 323-0.jpgC+B-Assyria-CuneiformImage5.PNG.


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