𒄑𒂆𒈦

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒄑𒉈𒂵𒈩 ((m)dBilgameš)

Proper noun

𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš)

[(m)dGIŠ-gim2-maš]
  1. Gilgamesh
    • Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet I, l. 47-48:
      [dGIŠ-gim2]-⸢maš ul⸣-tu u4-um ⸢iʾ⸣-al-du na-bu šum-šu2
      [šit-tin]-⸢šu2⸣ DINGIR-ma šul-lul-ta-šu2 a-me-lu-tu
      Gilgameš ultu ūm iʾʾaldū 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.
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