Dan (cuneiform)
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The cuneiform dan sign is a multi-use sign found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Besides dan, (and tan), the following are its uses (from Epic of Gilgamesh):[1]
- dan
- kal
- lab
- lap
- lép
- líb
- líp
- reb
- rib
- tan
- GURUŠ-(GURUŠ (young man Sumerogram)
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As sumerogram GURUŠ, it is only used for its Akkadian language meaning "eṭlu"-("young man").[2] Half of the spellings of eṭlu use GURUŠ combined with other signs, and half spell eṭlu alphabetically/syllabically. The quantities used for specific meanings of the sign, in the Epic of Gilgamesh are as follows: dan-(27), kal-(23), lab-(19), lap-(3), lép-(1), líb-(7), líp-(3), reb-(7), rib-(2), tan-(10), GURUŠ-(23).[3]