The
cuneiform sign
gáb, (also
qáb), is an uncommon-use sign of the
Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It is possibly an equivalent sign for the later version of
DAGAL (extensive Sumerogram), , with
an, , replacing the earlier version, the "star" (as
Dingir), contained within the cuneiform sign. This later version of
DAGAL is somewhat similar to
gáb, (a 'rectangular-box form'). The meaning of "DAGAL",
Akkadian language for "extensive" – compares to the Amarna letters use of
gáb as Akkadian language "gabbu", English language for "all", or "all (of us)"