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Gilgamesh
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English
thumb|alt=Terracotta relief depicting a large man pinning down the bull with only his own hands|Terracotta relief depicting Gilgamesh slaying the Bull of Heaven
Etymology
en :lbor akk:Gilgāmeš<alt:𒄑𒂆𒈦><tr:Gilgāmeš> :sux 1894
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/ /-ˌmɛʃ/ UK,US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Gilgamesh.wav UK
en ɪlɡəmɛʃ 3
en Gil ga mesh
Proper noun
en Mesopotamian deity A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.
Derived terms
en Gilgameshian
Descendants
1 pt Gilgamesh
1 es Gilgamesh
Translations
legendary king of Uruk
Akkadian: akk Gilgāmeš 𒄑𒂆𒈦 Gilgāmeš
Arabic: ar جِلْجَامِش m gilgamiš, ar جِلْجَامِش m jiljamiš
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: syc ܓܡܝܓܘܣ gmīgōs, syc ܓܠܝܓܡܘܣ glīgmōs
Armenian: hy Գիլգամեշ
Azerbaijani: az Bilqamıs, az Bilqameş
Bulgarian: bg Гилгамеш m
Catalan: ca Guilgameix
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 吉爾伽美什
Czech: cs Gilgameš m
Esperanto: eo Gilgameŝ
Estonian: et Gilgameš s
Finnish: fi Gilgames, fi Gilgameš
German: de Gilgamesch m
Greek: el Γκιλγκαμές m, el Γιλγαμές
Ancient Greek: grc Γίλγαμος m
Hebrew: he גילגמש m gīlgámēš
Hungarian: hu Gilgames
Italian: it Gilgamesh m
Japanese: ja ギルガメッシュ Girugamesshu
Korean: ko ^길가메시
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr Gilgameş
Latin: la Gilgamus
Norwegian: no Gilgamesj
Persian: fa گیلگمش gilgameš
Polish: pl Gilgamesz m
Portuguese: pt Gilgamesh m
Romanian: ro Ghilgameș m
Russian: ru Гильгаме́ш m
Sanskrit: sa गिल्गमीष् m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Гилгамеш m
Latin: sh Gilgameš m
Sicilian: scn Gilgamesh m
Slovak: sk Gilgameš m
Spanish: es Gilgamesh, es Gilgamés
Sumerian: sux 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 dgilgameš₂ Gilgameš
Turkish: tr Gılgamış
Further reading
en Individuals
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Gilgamesh :sux
Pronunciation
Guilgamésh
Proper noun
m
pt Mesopotamian deity en Gilgamesh semi-legendary king of Uruk
pt Individuals
Spanish
es:
Alternative forms
es Gilgamés
Etymology
es :ubor en:Gilgamesh :sux
Proper noun
m
es Mesopotamian deity en Gilgamesh semi-legendary king of Uruk
es Individuals