Lugal

Detail of the Sumerian statue of Lugal-dalu, King of Adab – as stated in the inscription of circa mid-3rd millennium BC, inscription including the Sumerian cuneiform sign of lugal

Lugal (Sumerian: π’ˆ—) is the Sumerian term for "king, ruler". Literally, the term means "big man". In Sumerian, lΓΊ "𒇽" is "man" and gal "𒃲" 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’ˆ—, rendered in Neo Assyrian).

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