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Gilgamesh

proper noun

Gilgamesh (semi-legendary king of Uruk)

Unadapted borrowing from English Gilgamesh, a learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/).