"Gilgameš" meaning in Akkadian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡil.ɡa.meʃ/ (note: Old Babylonian)
Etymology: From Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (“Gilgameš”). Etymology templates: {{bor|akk|sux|𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌|t=Gilgameš|tr=|ts=}} Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (“Gilgameš”) Head templates: {{akk-proper noun|m}} Gilgameš m
  1. Gilgamesh (a Sumerian king of early dynastic Uruk, later made an epic hero) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Gilgameš-akk-name-s481-p4Z Categories (other): Akkadian entries with incorrect language header

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      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: Γίλγαμος (Gílgamos)"
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          "english": "(Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet I, lines 47-48)",
          "ref": "𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 𒌌𒌅 𒌓𒌝 𒀪𒀠𒁺 𒈾𒁍 𒋳𒋙 𒋃𒁷𒋙 𒀭𒈠 𒂄𒈜𒋫𒋙 𒀀𒈨𒇻𒌅 [Gilgameš ultu ūm ialdū nabu šumšu šittīnšu ilumma šulultašu amēlūtu]",
          "roman": "Gilgameš was his name from the day he was born, two-thirds of him god but one-third of him human.",
          "text": "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",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡil.ɡa.meʃ/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
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          "english": "(Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet I, lines 47-48)",
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          "text": "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",
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