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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
Derived signs
References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
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Akkadian
Sign values
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (lugal, βkingβ).
Logogram
π β’ (LUGAL)
- Sumerogram of Ε‘arrum (βkingβ)
- (Old Assyrian) Sumerogram of rubΓ»m (βking, rulerβ)
Hittite
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (lugal, βkingβ).
Logogram
π β’ (LUGAL)
- Sumerogram of ππ (LUGAL-uΕ‘ /β αΈ«aΕ‘Ε‘uΕ‘β /)
Derived terms
- ππ² (LUGAL.GAL, βhigh kingβ)
- π©π (MUNUS.LUGAL, βqueenβ)
- ππ (DUMU.LUGAL, βking's son, princeβ)
Sumerian
Etymology
From π½ (luβ /β luβ /, βpersonβ) +β π² (gal, βbigβ). The cuneiform sign is a ligature of the two signs used to write the words of the compound but in inverted order.
Noun
π β’ (lugal)
See also
References
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