π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒ

Sumerian
Signs in this term
π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒ
Alternative forms of
/GilgameΕ‘/
π’€­π’„‘π’‰ˆπ’‚΅π’ˆ© (dgilgameő₃)
π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ˆ© (dgilgameΕ‘β‚„)
π’€­π’„‘π’‚†π’ˆ¦ (dgilgameΕ‘)

Etymology

From 𒄑𒉋𒂡 (gΜƒeΕ‘bilβ‚‚-ga /bilga/, β€œancestor”) +β€Ž π’ŽŒ/π’ˆ© (meΕ‘ /mes/, β€œhero”), literally β€œthe ancestral hero”, with determinative for divine beings π’€­ (d).

Proper noun

π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒ β€’ (dgilgameΕ‘β‚‚ /GilgameΕ‘/)

  1. Gilgamesh

Descendants
  • β†’ Akkadian: π’€­π’„‘π’‚†π’ˆ¦ (GilgameΕ‘)

References
  • β€œπ’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒ (GilgameΕ‘)” in ePSD2
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