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Translingual edit
Cuneiform sign edit
| 𒈗 | Sign Number | |
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| 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)
- Sumerogram of šarrum (“king”)
- (Old Assyrian) Sumerogram of rubûm (“king, ruler”)
Hittite edit
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈗 (lugal, “king”).
Logogram edit
𒈗 • (LUGAL)
- Sumerogram of 𒈗𒍑 (LUGAL-uš /ḫaššuš/)
Derived terms edit
Sumerian edit
| Alternative forms of /lugal/ |
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| 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)
See also edit
References edit
- “𒈗 (lugal)” in ePSD2