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Gilgāmeš
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Akkadian
Etymology
akk :bor sux:𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌<tr:dgilgameš₂><ts:Gilgameš>
From akk sux 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 dgilgameš₂ Gilgameš.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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akk Mesopotamian diety Gilgamesh semi-legendary king of Uruk
akk Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet I, lines 47-48 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 𒌌𒌅 𒌓𒌝 𒀪𒀠𒁺 𒈾𒁍 𒋳𒋙 𒋃𒁷𒋙 𒀭𒈠 𒂄𒈜𒋫𒋙 𒀀𒈨𒇻𒌅 dGIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ ul-tu u₄-um i'-al-du na-bu šum-šu₂ šit-tin-šu₂ DINGIR-ma šul-lul-ta-šu₂ a-me-lu-tu Gilgameš ultu ūm i''aldū nabu šumšu šittīnšu ilumma šulultašu amēlūtu Gilgameš was his name from the day he was born, two-thirds of him god but one-third of him human.
𒀭𒄑<tr:dGIŠ><q:Old Babylonian> 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦<tr:dGIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ> 𒁹𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦<tr:mdGIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ> 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒈩<tr:dBIL₃.GA.MEŠ₃> 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂅𒈩<tr:dBIL₃.GIN₂.MEŠ₃>
Descendants
1 grc Γίλγαμος
1 en Gilgamesh
References
103-104
Further reading
Gilgamesh
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