lugal [KING] N (49942x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. lugal; lu₂-gal; lugal^al; lugal-lugal; lugal^mušen; lu₂-ga-al "king; lord; owner; master"

See lugal kura[in the presence of the king]AV, mu lugalak pad[swear]V/t, šu lugal[quality]N.

[1]	𒈗	lugal
[2]	𒇽𒃲	lu₂-gal
[3]	𒈗𒀠	lugal^al
[4]	𒈗𒈗	lugal-lugal
[5]	𒈗𒄷	lugal^mušen
[6]	𒇽𒂵𒀠	lu₂-ga-al
+	--la=l+a (4x/0%); --la=l.a (175x/0%); --la₂=l.a (5x/0%); --le=l.e (4x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	2	30	755		352	207	44298	3750	410	109
[2]							5	9
[3]							9
[4]								3	1
[5]								1
[6]								1

140 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (30x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (755x/2%)

Old Akkadian (352x/1%)

Lagash II (207x/0%)

Ur III (44312x/89%)

Old Babylonian (3764x/8%)

Middle Assyrian (5x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (148x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (139x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (96x/0%)

Hellenistic (23x/0%)

Uncertain (2x/0%)

unknown (107x/0%)

Senses:

1. king (49818x/100%)

2. lord (52x/0%)

3. owner (50x/0%)

4. master (22x/0%)

Akk. bēlu; šarru.

Bibliography

[2011] G. Marchesi, Royal Statuary 97-113.

[2006] G. Marchesi, Lumma 72-73 n381.

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 70 n155.

[2005] G. Visicato and A. Westenholz, Kaskal 2 63-64; 67-68.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 519-.

[1995] G. Visicato, Bureaucracy of Šuruppak 129 n99.

[1993] W. Sallaberger, Kalender 95 wn410.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 189-190.

[1987] K. Maekawa, ASJ 9 99-101.

[1973/4] K. Maekawa, Mesopotamia 8/9 86-87 n17.

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