sukkal [SECRETARY] N (5561x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic wr. sukkal; ^dsukkal; su-qa-al; sukkal-sukkal "secretary, civil servant; diplomat, envoy"

[1]	𒈛	sukkal
[2]	𒀭𒈛	^dsukkal
[3]	𒋢𒋡𒀠	su-qa-al
[4]	𒈛𒈛	sukkal-sukkal
+	--la₂=l.a (1x/0%); --le=l.e (2x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		81	172	1	126	22	4848	217	87
[2]									5
[3]								1
[4]							1

26 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (81x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (172x/3%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (126x/2%)

Lagash II (22x/0%)

Ur III (4849x/87%)

Old Babylonian (218x/4%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (9x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (56x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Persian (12x/0%)

Hellenistic (12x/0%)

Senses:

1. secretary, civil servant (5557x/100%)

2. diplomat, envoy (4x/0%)

Akk. sukkallu.

Bibliography

[2005] T. Sharlach, JCS 57 18-19.

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 52; 57.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 32; 63-64 n18.

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