Lugal
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Lugal 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."
Detail of the Sumerian statue of Lugal-dalu, King of Adab β as stated in the inscription of circa mid-3rd millennium BC, inscription including the Sumerian cuneiform sign of lugal
"Lugal" in archaic and early cuneiform on the Lugal-dalu statue
Evolution of anthropomorphic cuneiforms, Lugal appears in the right columns.
Lugalbanda
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Lugalbanda was a deified Sumerian king of Uruk who, according to various sources of Mesopotamian literature, was the father of Gilgamesh. Early sources mention his consort Ninsun and his heroic deeds in an expedition to Aratta by King Enmerkar.
