𒄑𒂆𒈦

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.