GILGAMESH

Meaning of GILGAMESH in English

/gil"geuh mesh'/ , n.

a legendary Sumerian king, the hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics.

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GILGAMESH — Date: 1894 a legendary Sumerian king and hero of the ~ Epic
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GILGAMESH — Hero of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. The great literary work of ancient {{link=Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia , the epic is known from …
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GILGAMESH — n. hero of Babylonian and Sumerian epic poems, legendary ruler of Uruk
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GILGAMESH — Date: 1894 : a legendary Sumerian king and hero of the Gilgamesh Epic
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GILGAMESH — [Gil.ga.mesh] : a legendary Sumerian king and hero of the Gilgamesh Epic
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GILGAMESH — the best known of all ancient Mesopotamian heroes. Numerous tales in the Akkadian language have been told about Gilgamesh, and …
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GILGAMESH — Gilgamesh BrE AmE ˈɡɪlɡ ə meʃ
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GILGAMESH — n. Hero of the ancient Akkadian-language Epic of Gilgamesh. The great literary work of ancient Mesopotamia , the epic is …
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GILGAMESH — [Mesopotamian] The great hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epic poetry. He is the precursor of Heracles and other folk heroes. …
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GILGAMESH — Гильгамеш
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GILGAMESH — n. Pronunciation: ' gil-g ə - ˌ mesh, gil- ' gä- Function: noun Date: 1894 : a legendary Sumerian king …
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EPIC OF GILGAMESH — epic Akkadian poem detailing the adventured of the hero Gilgamesh (the most complete edition was written during the 7th century …
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HERO — I Mythological or legendary figure, often of divine descent, who is endowed with great strength or ability, like the heroes …
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ERECH — or Uruk Ancient city, Mesopotamia . Located northwest of Ur on the Euphrates River , it was one of the …
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ENKIDU — Friend and companion of the Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh . In the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh , Enkidu is a wild …
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UTNAPISHTIM — /oot'neuh pish"tim/ , n. (in the Poem of Gilgamesh ) the favorite of the gods, who survived the great flood …
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ENKIDU — /en"kee dooh/ , n. the servant and friend of Gilgamesh.
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HERO — in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for …
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EPIGRAPHY — the study of written matter recorded on hard or durable material. It is a prime tool in recovering much of …
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EPIC — long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds, although the term has also been loosely used to describe novels, such as Tolstoy's …
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TCHERNICHOWSKY, SAUL (GUTMANOVICH) — born Aug. 20, 1875, Crimea, Ukraine, Russian Empire died Oct. 13, 1943, Jerusalem Tchernichowsky also spelled Chernikhovsky prolific Hebrew poet, …
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SMITH, GEORGE — born March 26, 1840, London, Eng. died Aug. 19, 1876, Aleppo, Syria English Assyriologist who advanced knowledge of the earliest …
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SHURUPPAK — modern Tall Fa'rah ancient Sumerian city located south of Nippur in what is now south-central Iraq and originally on the …
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RASSAM, HORMUZD — born 1826, Mosul, Ottoman Mesopotamia [now in Iraq] died 1910 Assyriologist who excavated some of the finest Assyrian and Babylonian …
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MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. …
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ENMEBARAGESI — flourished c. 2700 BC also spelled Enmebaragisi, also called Me-baragesi king of Kish, in northern Babylonia, and the first historical …
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ENKIDU — Friend and companion of the Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh . In the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh , Enkidu is a wild …
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URSHANABI — [Mesopotamian] The boatman of Utnapishtim who ferries daily across the waters of death which divide the garden of the sun …
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NINSUN — [Mesopotamian] A minor Sumerian goddess noted for her wisdom, and whose house was in Erech (Uruk). She is the wife …
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ISHTAR — [Mesopotamian] Ishtar was the ancient Sumero-Babylonian goddess of love and fertility. She is often described as the daughter of Anu, …
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