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Lugal (Sumerian: π) is the Sumerian term for "king, ruler". Literally, the term means "big man". In Sumerian, lΓΊ "π½" is "man" and gal "π²" is "great", or "big".
It was one of several Sumerian titles that a ruler of a city-state could bear (alongside en and ensi, the exact difference being a subject of debate). The sign eventually became the predominant logograph for "King" in general. In the Sumerian language, lugal is used to mean an owner (e.g. of a boat or a field) or a head or chief (of a unit, such as a family).
As a cuneiform logograph (Sumerogram) LUGAL (Unicode: π, rendered in Neo Assyrian).
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Detail of the Sumerian statue of Lugaldalu.JPG
The inscription on the statue's shoulder introduces it as the "King of Adab" and the statue is state...
The inscription on the statue's shoulder introduces it as the "King of Adab" and the statue is state...
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Evolution of anthropomorphic cuneiforms
Evolution of anthropomorphic cuneiforms
Lugal in archaic and early cuneiform on the Lugaldalu statue.jpg
Lugal in archaic and early cuneiform on the Lugaldalu statue
Lugal in archaic and early cuneiform on the Lugaldalu statue
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