𒃲 in the context of "LUGAL"

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πŸ‘‰ 𒃲 in the context 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).

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𒃲 in the context of Gugalanna

In Sumerian religion, Gugalanna (π’„žπ’ƒ²π’€­π’ˆΎ [GU4.GAL.AN.NA] or π’€­π’„˜π’ƒ²π’€­π’ˆΎ [GU2.GAL.AN.NA]) is the first husband of Ereshkigal, the queen of the underworld. His name probably originally meant "canal inspector of An" and he may be merely an alternative name for Ennugi. The son of Ereshkigal and Gugalanna is Ninazu. In Inanna's Descent into the Underworld, Inanna, the goddess of love, beauty, sex, and war, tells the gatekeeper Neti that she is descending to the Underworld to attend the funeral of "Gugalanna, the husband of my elder sister Ereshkigal". Some scholars consider Gugalanna to be the same figure as the Bull of Heaven, slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← LUGAL ← Lugal ← Gugalanna
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)