Mi (cuneiform)


The cuneiform mi, sign is a distinctive sign in the wedge-stroke group, and is used as a syllabic for mi, me, and an alphabetic for m, i, or e; it is also a Sumerogram for MI, used for Akkadian language, "mūšu", night. MI, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, is used in Tablets I, II, III, and XII as either MI, or MI.MEŠ, a total of six times; other spellings of mūšu in other sections are alphabetic/syllabic, four times.

The sign can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the mid-14th century BC Amarna letters. The signs usage in the Epic is as follows: mé-, mi-, MI-.

Partial list of signs beginning with wedge (u)

Partial list of signs beginning with -u, from the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Amarna letters:
  • Cuneiform-u--Sign No. 1----
  • Cuneiform-AMAR, ṣur, zur--Sign No. 2---; Sumerogram: 'See!- -
  • Cuneiform-di--Sign No. 3---
  • Cuneiform-ki--Sign No. 4---
  • Cuneiform-mi--Sign No. 5---
  • Cuneiform-ši, lim, or IGI --Sign No. 6-----, Abdi-A-Ši-iR-Ta,
  • Cuneiform-u--Sign No. u-1---
  • Cuneiform-ú--Sign No. u-2----
  • Cuneiform-Ù---Sign No. 7---
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Also:
  • Cuneiform-ar,
  • Cuneiform-nim-