Bi (cuneiform)
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 and the "Epic of Gilgamesh". In the Amarna letters, it is sometimes used for the spelling of the archers (Egyptian pitati), 'pí-t(x)-t(x)', an often requested need from the Pharaoh in the vassal state sub-corpus of the letters. As a sumerogram, (capital letter (majuscule)), sign "bi" is used for KAŠ, Akkadian language for "šikāru", "beer". The following linguistic elements for "bi" are  used in the Epic: The "bi" sign's usage numbers in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" are as follows: "bé"-(25 times), "bi"-(190), "gaš"-(1), "kaš"-(12), "pí"-(2), KAŠ-(1). Amarna letters usage. Use of "pí", Egyptian archers. The archers were part of the Egyptian army, and often requested by the Canaanite vassal city-states, when writing to the Pharaoh in the Amarna letters. They were named the "pitati", Akkadian language "piṭātu", ""troops of soldiers"", and spelled in a variety of ways, often starting with the "bi" sign as "pí". A partial listing of spellings of ""ERIM.MEŠ-pitati"", by Amarna letter: