Translingual

Symbol

Cuneiform sign GAL

• Borger (2003): 553
• Borger (1981): 343
• HZL: 242

phonetic values

• Sumerian: GAL, GALA₈
• Akkadian: kál, qal, ráb
• Hittite: gal, (kál)

strokes

three or four stacked AŠ, one DIŠ, one AŠ. 𒃲

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References

• R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Münster (2003).
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Adjective

𒃲 ‎(rabû(m)) [GAL]

1. great

Noun

𒃲 ‎(GAL)

1. kāsu = "cup"
2. ra/ibbatu = "10,000"

Derived terms

• GAL.UŠUM = ušum gallu "dragon"
• GAL.TE = tīru, a palace official

Hittite

Symbol

𒃲 ‎(GAL)

1. ^(LÚ)GAL "superior, chief, highest ranking"
   • GAL NA.GAD "chief shepherd"
   • GAL ^(LÚ)GEŠTIN "wine chief" (official rank)

Sumerian

Adjective

𒃲 ‎(GAL)

1. great

Derived terms

• 𒂍𒃲 ‎(É.GAL)