Giš
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 of the Epic of Gilgamesh lists 16 named items beginning with "GIŠ".
For giš/ in the construction of words it is used syllabically for giš, and syllabically for the three other constructs; also for eṣ/ez. Besides "giš", it can alphabetically be used for: e, i, s, ṣ, or z.''Epic of Gilgamesh'' sign usage
The usage numbers for giš in the Epic of Gilgamesh are as follows: eṣ- times, ez,, giš,, is,, iṣ,, iz,, and GIŠ times.The following list of Akkadian language words are from the sumerograms used in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
- --GIŠ.APIN, epinnu
- --GIŠ.BAN, qaštu
- --GIŠ.BANŠUR, paššūru
- --GIŠ.ERIN, erēnu
- --GIŠ.GAG, sikkatu
- --GIŠ.GIGIR, mugirru
- --GIŠ.GU.ZA, kussû
- --GIŠ.IG, daltu
- --GIŠ.MÁ, eleppu
- --GIŠ.NIM, baltu
- --GIŠ.SAR, kirû
- --GIŠ.ŠEM.GIR, asu
- --GIŠ.ŠUR.MÌN, šurmenu
- --GIŠ.TIR, qištu
- --GIŠ.TUKUL, kakku
- --GIŠ.Ú.GIR, ašagu
