Giš

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title: Giš
text: The cuneiform giš sign,, is a common, multi-use sign, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It also has a major usage as a sumerogram, GIŠ, for English language "wood", and is used as a determinative at the beginning of words, for items made of wood. The 12 Chapters (Tablets) of the Epic of Gilgamesh lists 16 named items beginning with "GIŠ". For giš/(is/iz/iṣ) in the construction of words it is used syllabically for giš, and syllabically for the three other co
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description: Cuneiform sign
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