page_title: Iš (cuneiform)
hierarchical_section_title: Iš (cuneiform)
caption_attribution_description: English: Tablet, Amarna letter
context_page_description: The cuneiform sign iš is a common use sign in the Amarna letters and the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is used syllabically for iš; also for mel, mil, and a Sumerogramic usage for IŠ. Alphabetically as "iš", its most common usage, it can be used for "i" or "š". In Akkadian, the four vowels a, e, i, o, are all interchangeable, and the three different "s", can also be interchanged: s, ṣ, š.
context_section_description: The cuneiform sign iš is a common use sign in the Amarna letters and the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is used syllabically for iš; also for mel, mil, and a Sumerogramic usage for IŠ (Epic of Gilgamesh). Alphabetically as "iš", its most common usage, it can be used for "i" or "š". In Akkadian, the four vowels a, e, i, o, are all interchangeable, and the three different "s", can also be interchanged: s, ṣ, š.
caption: Amarna letter EA 15-(titled: "Assyria joins the International Scene"). 
   Cuneiform sign iš, line 10, EA 15, Obverse. (See line drawing below)
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