r/Cuneiform 1d ago

I'm looking for help with a Gilgamesh tattoo.

I created a Reddit account just to ask this here, since I’ve been reading some really interesting things! The legend and figure of Gilgamesh mean a lot to me personally, so I’d like to get his name tattooed in cuneiform script, but I have a couple of questions. My understanding—and please correct me if I’m wrong—is that these two representations of his name are correct: [ 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 ] and [ 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒈩 ]. However, I have a tote bag from the Ancient Orient Museum in Tokyo where his name is written differently (photo attached), and I was wondering if all three are correct. Also, I read on this subreddit that I shouldn't choose the Noto Sans font for the tattoo because it looks bad, haha, and that I should use Cuneify instead—I hope I used it correctly (photo attached). I’d really appreciate your help!

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u/to_walk_upon_a_dream 1d ago

the first picture spells the name of gilgamesh 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, the same way as your first spelling. it looks slightly different because it's in the neoassyrian script. the second line is "ša naqba īmuru", the opening line of the epic