GILGAMESH Gender: Masculine Usage: Near Eastern Mythology Pronounced: GIL-gə-mesh (English)   [key] Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Sumerian hero who was involved in several adventures with his friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh was probably based on a real person - a king of Erech who ruled around 2700 BC.

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