Gilgāmeš

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (“Gilgameš”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡilˈɡaː.meʃ/ === Proper noun === Gilgāmeš m Gilgamesh (a Sumerian king of early dynastic Uruk, later made an epic hero) ==== Descendants ==== → Ancient Greek: Γίλγαμος (Gílgamos) → English: Gilgamesh === References === Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014), An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, pages 103-104 === Further reading === Gilgamesh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia