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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sar"

Translingual

Symbol

𒈗 Cuneiform sign LUGAL

• Borger (2003): 266
• Borger (1981): 151
• HZL: 115

phonetic values

• Sumerian: LUGAL
• Akkadian: šàr
• Hittite: ḫaššu

strokes

• originally GAL.LÚ
• simplified to TAB.LÚ (6)

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References

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

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Akkadian

Alternative forms

• 𒊬𒊒𒌝 (śarrum) Old Akkadian, also: 𒈗 (śarrum)

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew שַׂר (sar)

Noun

𒈗 • (šarru<m>) [LUGAL]

1. king

Derived terms

• 𒉆𒈗𒆷 NAM.LUGAL.LA (šarrūtu) = "kingship, reign"

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Hittite

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Noun

𒈗 • (LUGAL)

1. king

Derived terms

• LUGAL.GAL "high king"
• DUMU.LUGAL "king's son, prince"
• MUNUS.LUGAL "queen"

Usage notes

It was pronounced as "ḫaššu" in the native Hittite reading.

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Sumerian

Noun

𒈗 • (LUGAL)

1. ruler, king