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Bi (cuneiform)
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The cuneiform bi sign, also pí, and used for other syllabic forms, as well as a sumerogram, is a common use syllabic and alphabetic cuneiform sign used in both the mid-14th century BC Amarna letters a
Amarna letter EA 9-(Reverse), Burra-Buriyaš to Pharaoh, "Ancient Loyalties, New Requests". Last line: 'a series of gifts' "...I send (to) you." ("...ul-te-bi-la..x-x.") (Akkadian language, "abālu", to bring, carry) (photo, out-of-focus)
Amarna letter EA 9-(Reverse), Burra-Buriyaš to Pharaoh, "Ancient Loyalties, New Requests". Last line: 'a series of gifts' "...I send (to) you." ("...u
Line drawing using bi sign, line 2.
Line drawing using bi sign, line 2.
Photo taken at British Museum. (bi, 2nd line from bottom) Note: the 2nd from last character, 1st line is based on the "bi" cuneiform sign (wedge-strok
Photo taken at British Museum. (bi, 2nd line from bottom) Note: the 2nd from last character, 1st line is based on the "bi" cuneiform sign (wedge-stroke added at beginning, but often between the two horizontals), the sign for ṣur (AMAR (cuneiform)), etc. (also sumerogram AMAR, for: "See!", or "Look!..." (Akkadian language amāru).
TI (cuneiform)
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Cuneiform TI or TÌL has the main meaning of "life" when used ideographically. The written sign developed from the drawing of an arrow, since the words meaning "arrow" and "life" were pronounced simila
TA-TU-TI scribe study tablet Artifact AD AO 5399 now found in the Louvre museum]. Old Babylonian period, c. 1800-1700 BC.
TA-TU-TI scribe study tablet Artifact AD AO 5399 now found in the Louvre museum]. Old Babylonian period, c. 1800-1700 BC.
Amarna letter EA 365 (reverse, top half), Biridiya to Pharaoh, (subject corvee labor, and townsites: Shunama, Yapu, and Nuribta). The "alphabetic" ti
Amarna letter EA 365 (reverse, top half), Biridiya to Pharaoh, (subject corvee labor, and townsites: Shunama, Yapu, and Nuribta). The "alphabetic" ti sign is used in the 3rd and 4th lines from the top (lines 17 and 18). (high resolution, expandible photo)
Amarna letter EA 364, ti, 2nd line from bottom, 2nd character from left. (approximated out-of-focus, curving bottom of clay tablet; most of tablet in
Amarna letter EA 364, ti, 2nd line from bottom, 2nd character from left. (approximated out-of-focus, curving bottom of clay tablet; most of tablet in focus; high resolution, expandible photo)