Etymology

Gilgamesh

Gil·ga·mesh
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Today it means: A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. Full definition →

Akkadian Gilgāmeš
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  1. Akkadian · learned borrowing fromGilgāmeš
  2. Akkadian · learned borrowing fromGilgāmeš
  3. English todayGilgamesh

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/). First attested in 1894.

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