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TIL that the first nerd named their child after Gilgamesh, dated to 2900–2750/2700, the name meaning "Gilgameš is the one whom Utu has selected". As Gilgamesh may have already been mythologised, and The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first narrative found, therefore this parent is the first nerd.

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