The cuneiform sign ṣur, is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other cuneiform texts (for example Hittite texts).

Cuneiform ṣur, and zur; also AMAR.
(Note: the vertical does not exist on the ṣur hieroglyph.)


Linguistically, it has the alphabetical usage in texts for , or z; also r; for vowels, u, or as a replacement for the other three vowels, "a", "e", or "i".

Epic of Gilgamesh usage

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The ṣur sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: (ṣur, 6 times, zur, 1 time, and AMAR, 1 time.[1]

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naṣāru, EA 252, line 8, (uṣ-ṣur-ru-na).
(Cropped photo of EA 252, Obverse. The last pictured line (line 9), is line 9 (of 15 on obverse), (with the crossed, (swords) cuneiform (KÚR), for the Akkadian word for "warfare", Akkadian-"nukurtu".

References

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  1. ^ Parpola, 1971. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Sign List, pp. 155-165, no. 437, p. 163.