𒈗

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𒈗 U+12217, 𒈗
CUNEIFORM SIGN LUGAL
𒈖
[U+12216]
Cuneiform 𒈘
[U+12218]

Translingual[edit]

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Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒈗 Sign Number
MZL 266
Deimel 151
HZL 115

References[edit]

  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian[edit]

Sign values[edit]

Sign 𒈗
Sumerograms LUGAL, ḪANIŠ₂
Phonetic values

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈗 (lugal, king).

Logogram[edit]

𒈗 (LUGAL)

  1. Sumerogram of šarrum (king)
  2. (Old Assyrian) Sumerogram of rubûm (king, ruler)

Hittite[edit]

𒈗
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Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈗 (lugal, king).

Logogram[edit]

𒈗 (LUGAL)

  1. Sumerogram of 𒈗𒍑 (LUGAL-uš /⁠ḫaššuš⁠/)

Derived terms[edit]

Sumerian[edit]

Alternative forms of
/lugal/
𒇽𒃲 (lu₂-gal)

Etymology[edit]

From 𒇽 (lu₂ /⁠lu⁠/, person) +‎ 𒃲 (gal, big). The cuneiform sign is a ligature of the two signs used to write the words of the compound but in inverted order.

Noun[edit]

𒈗 (lugal)

  1. king
  2. lord
  3. master
  4. owner

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • 𒈗 (lugal)” in ePSD2