Qa (cuneiform)

The cuneiform sign qa, is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other cuneiform texts (for example Hittite texts). It has a secondary sub-use in the Amarna letters for ka4.^[1]

Cuneiform qa.
(digitized form qa, and other meanings)

Amarna letter EA 364-(titled: "Justified War").
A common Amarna letter that uses cuneiform qa.

Linguistically, it has the alphabetical usage in texts for q, a, or qa, and also a replacement for "q", by k, or g.

Epic of Gilgamesh usage

The qa sign usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh is as follows: qa-(109 times).^[2]