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.