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[53] In a list of deities (_CT_ XXV, 28, K 7659) we likewise encounter dGish-gibil (or bíl) - ga-mesh, and lastly in a syllabary we have the equation [54] dGish-gi-mas - [si?] = dGish-bil - [ga-mesh].
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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Now Gish-gibil or Gish-bíl conveys the idea of _abu_, "father" (Brünnow No. 5713), just as Bil (Brünnow No. 4579) has this meaning, while Pa-gibil - (ga) or Pa-bíl-ga is _abu abi_, "grandfather."
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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The variant Gish-gibil for Gish-bil may be disposed of readily, in view of the frequent confusion or interchange of the two signs Bil (Brünnow
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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