Ne (cuneiform)
|left|thumb|Cuneiform sign for bil-(=bí), kúm, ne, pil, ṭè, and as Sumerogram s BIL, and NE, (sign uses from the " Epic of Gilgamesh "). |thumb|right|315px| Amarna letter EA 9 -("Reverse"), Tushratta to Pharaoh, with usage of cuneiform "bil" in the spelling of "qabû", "to say, tell", Paragraph 1 (tablet obverse).(high resolution, expandible photo, and last line, 3rd sign from left — bi (cuneiform)|bi ), a common multi-use, multi-syllabic sign The cuneiform Ne sign, is found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the " Epic of Gilgamesh ". In the Amarna letters, it is especially used in the opening, and  introductory paragraph of the clay tablet letter, when addressing the Pharaoh (King), or when sent to another individual who is part of the Pharaoh's correspondence, for the alternate syllabic usage of ""bil"", (used for the 'b'). In the Amarna letters, it is used as Bil (cuneiform), for the spelling of "speaks", or ""says"", in the opening statement; the Akkadian language word is "qabû", for "to say, tell". (There is a wide range of sign usage in the 300+ Amarna letters for spelling "qabû" in the introduction, or in the texts; some of the Amarna letters are texts other  than actual 'letters'.) The ne (cuneiform) sign has the following uses, besides "ne", in the "Epic of Gilgamesh": The sign is a "two-part" compound sign. The center and left is the sign for " am (cuneiform) ", and the right is the sign for " is (cuneiform) ", Image:Sumer gis.jpg|100x24px , (and listed as Giš (cuneiform) , cuneiform "GIŠ" (the "is" sign) being the use for GIŠ (wood Sumerogram) ). The specific usage numbers for the sign's meaning in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is as follows: "bil"-(9), "kúm"-(5), "ne"-(1), "pil"-(2), "ṭè"-(13), "BIL"-(3), "NE"-(1). In the Amarna letters, the sign is used for spelling "qabû  in the introduction for letters: Amarna letter EA 9|EA 9 , Amarna letter EA 19|EA 19 , Amarna letter EA 141|EA 141 , Amarna letter EA 144|EA 144 , Amarna letter EA 205|EA 205 , Amarna letter 254|EA 254 , Amarna letter EA 270|EA 270 , Amarna letter EA 271|EA 271 , and Amarna letter EA 367|EA 367 , as well as some others. Gallery. File:Amarna_letter._Letter_from_Labayu_(ruler_of_Shechem)_to_the_Egyptian_Pharaoh_Amenhotep_III_or_his_son_Akhenaten._14th_century_BCE._From_Tell_el-Amarna,_Egypt._British_Museum.jpg|thumb|right|370px| Amarna letter EA 252 -(Obverse)", line 2, qí (cuneiform)|qí -bil- ma (cuneiform)|ma , for ""qabû"", ("to speak", or "speaking") References. Category:Akkadian language Category:Cuneiform signs, Amarna letters