Gilgamesh
noun
Gil·ga·mesh
ˈgil-gə-ˌmesh 
gil-ˈgä-
: a legendary Sumerian king and hero of the Gilgamesh Epic
Examples of Gilgamesh in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This is Holt’s eight charity collaboration to be released, and this lager, made with partner Gilgamesh of Salem, will benefit the Marion-Polk Food Share.
—
oregonlive, 21 July 2023
Upcoming collabs being planned include Ale Apothecary in Bend, Gilgamesh Brewing in Salem, plus another Portland effort to support the Women’s Craft Fermentation Alliance. . . .
—oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023
That the Epic of Gilgamesh exists at all is close to a miracle, and has much to do with the bibliophilia of the last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal (reigned 669–627 bce), as well as the curatorial talents of desert sand.
—Robert MacFarlane, The New York Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2022
The Epic of Gilgamesh, a 3,500-year-old poem from ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) covers themes of grief and despair, where cutting or pulling out one’s hair is used to express anguish.
—Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
Among the ancient Sumerians, the constellation may be linked to the Epic of Gilgamesh, where the titular hero fights a bull that comes from the sky called the Bull of Heaven.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022
An ancient tablet containing part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was taken from Iraq and sold to Hobby Lobby under false pretenses was returned to that country Thursday.
—NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021
Last year, Brown told me, Armstrong came into the writers’ room with a big notion about the Epic of Gilgamesh.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Ancient Arabs, however, almost certainly did not know the Epic of Gilgamesh.
—Samuel Sweeney, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2021
See More
oregonlive, 21 July 2023
Upcoming collabs being planned include Ale Apothecary in Bend, Gilgamesh Brewing in Salem, plus another Portland effort to support the Women’s Craft Fermentation Alliance. . . .
—oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023
That the Epic of Gilgamesh exists at all is close to a miracle, and has much to do with the bibliophilia of the last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal (reigned 669–627 bce), as well as the curatorial talents of desert sand.
—Robert MacFarlane, The New York Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2022
The Epic of Gilgamesh, a 3,500-year-old poem from ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) covers themes of grief and despair, where cutting or pulling out one’s hair is used to express anguish.
—Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
Among the ancient Sumerians, the constellation may be linked to the Epic of Gilgamesh, where the titular hero fights a bull that comes from the sky called the Bull of Heaven.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022
An ancient tablet containing part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was taken from Iraq and sold to Hobby Lobby under false pretenses was returned to that country Thursday.
—NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021
Last year, Brown told me, Armstrong came into the writers’ room with a big notion about the Epic of Gilgamesh.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Ancient Arabs, however, almost certainly did not know the Epic of Gilgamesh.
—Samuel Sweeney, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2021
See More
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Gilgamesh.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
Articles Related to Gilgamesh
Dictionary Entries Near Gilgamesh
Cite this Entry
“Gilgamesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gilgamesh. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
Copy Citation
More from Merriam-Webster on Gilgamesh
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about Gilgamesh
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share