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𒃲
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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
Derived signs
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
Sign values
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒃲 (gal, “cup; big”)
Logogram
𒃲 • (GAL)
- Sumerogram of kāsum (“cup”)
- Sumerogram of rabûm (“big”)
- Sumerogram of ribbatum/rabbatum (“arrears”)
Hittite
Symbol
𒃲 • (GAL)
- (LÚ)GAL "superior, chief, highest ranking"
- GAL NA.GAD "chief shepherd"
- GAL (LÚ)GEŠTIN "wine chief" (official rank)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Noun
𒃲 • (gal)
Etymology 2
Adjective
𒃲 • (gal) (plural 𒃲𒃲 (gal-gal /galgal/))
- big, large, great, full-grown
- 𒃻 𒃲 ― ninda gal ― large bread
- 𒐐𒁹 𒈦 𒃲𒃲 ― ninnu-diš maš gal-gal /ninnu-diš maš galgal/ ― fifty-one full-grown he-goats
Verb
𒃲 • (gal)
Derived terms
References
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