Gilgameš

See also: Gilgamés

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (“Gilgameš”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gilgameš m

  1. Gilgamesh (a Sumerian king of early dynastic Uruk, later made an epic hero)
    • 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 𒌌𒌅 𒌓𒌝 𒀪𒀠𒁺 𒈾𒁍 𒋳𒋙 𒋃𒁷𒋙 𒀭𒈠 𒂄𒈜𒋫𒋙 𒀀𒈨𒇻𒌅
      [Gilgameš ultu ūm ialdū nabu šumšu šittīnšu ilumma šulultašu amēlūtu]
      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 was his name from the day he was born, two-thirds of him god but one-third of him human.
      (Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet I, lines 47-48)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
  • 𒀭𒄑 (dGIŠ) (Old Babylonian)
  • 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 (dGIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ)
  • 𒁹𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 (mdGIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ)
  • 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒈩 (dBIL₃.GA.MEŠ₃)
  • 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂅𒈩 (dBIL₃.GIN₂.MEŠ₃)

Descendants
  • English: Gilgamesh
  • → Ancient Greek: Γίλγαμος (Gílgamos)

References
  • Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, pages 103-104

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɪlɡamɛʃ]

Proper noun

Gilgameš m anim

  1. Gilgamesh

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡǐlɡameʃ/
  • Hyphenation: Gil‧ga‧meš

Proper noun

Gìlgameš m (Cyrillic spelling Гѝлгамеш)

  1. Gilgamesh
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