Diš
[Image:Sumer dis.jpg|250x125px|thumb|Cuneiform for ana, diš, tiš and 1.]
Diš is a cuneiform sign represented by ? or 100x24px. It has many uses in cuneiform texts, including in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Description
? is a cuneiform sign. In Unicode, it is represented by U+12079Use of the vertical sign
In the Amarna letters, it is commonly used to denote Male individuals.The sign is also used to denote "numbers of items". The sign is used for 1. Examples of multiple uses in the Amarna letters, is to address the Pharaoh, often as "servant-yours, at 2 Feet,.. I bow." An example of multiple uses in the Amarna letters, often the bowing down is done: ".. 7 and 7 times !", with seven small strokes as units of number "1".
''Epic of Gilgamesh'' usage
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, there are also uses for "diš", and "tiš"..The ana, sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: ana-; diš-; tiš-; and 1-.
The glossenkeil usage of the angled sign
Many of the Amarna letters use glossenkeils, of two varieties: type 1:, and type 2: 100x24px. Type 2 is found in example letters: EA 364, EA 245, and EA 287. Type 1 can be found in Amarna example letter EA 147.
The type 2 glossenkeil, is a shortened version of the large-angled-stroke, type 2;. The high quality photo of EA 364, line 8, shows the length about 3/4 of a full stroke-length.