kingal [OFFICIAL] N (58x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Persian wr. kingal; kin-gal; kingal^kin-^ga "an official, grandee; crown authority over land, labor recruiter"

[1]	𒃲𒌺	kingal
[2]	𒆥𒃲	kin-gal
[3]	𒃲𒌺𒆥𒂵	kingal^kin-^ga

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	11	6	2	1		1	15	7
[2]			1		4			5	3
[3]									1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (11x/19%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (7x/12%)

Ebla (2x/3%)

Old Akkadian (5x/9%)

Ur III (1x/2%)

Old Babylonian (20x/34%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/16%)

Persian (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. an official, grandee (50x/86%)

2. crown authority over land, labor recruiter (8x/14%)

Akk. muʾerru; rabû.

Bibliography

[2011] G. Marchesi, Royal Statuary 103 n53

[2005] G. Visicato and A. Westenholz, Kaskal 2 64 wn20.

[1989-90] J. Bauer, AfO 36-37 81-82.

[1989] G. Selz, AWEL 85-86.

kingal

= x (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o ii 3').

Lexical Associations

muʾerru[leader (of an assembly)]N (// kingal[official])

⸢kingal⸣^kin-^ga = mu-ʾe-⸢e-ru⸣ (STT 2, 373 r i 16').

kiŋ₂-gal = mu-ʾe-⸢e⸣-ru (STT 2, 373 r i 17').

kiŋ₂-gal = mu-er-rum (unpublished unassigned r 23).

muʾerru[leader (of an assembly)]N rabû[big one]N puhru[assembly]N (// kingal[official] unkin[assembly])

[kiŋ₂]-⸢gal⸣ unken-na = MIN^!(A)<(mu-ʾe-e-ru)> rab pu-uḫ-ri (STT 2, 373 r i 18').

References for all phrases

kingal[official]

kingal (ED Lu E 10; ED Lu A 16; MEE 03, 043 o v 10b).

kingal = [...] (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o ii 3').

⸢kingal⸣^kin-^ga = mu-ʾe-⸢e-ru⸣ (STT 2, 373 r i 16').

kiŋ₂-gal = mu-ʾe-⸢e⸣-ru (STT 2, 373 r i 17').

kiŋ₂-gal = mu-er-rum (unpublished unassigned r 23).

kingal[official] BAR{ki}

kingal BAR^ki (ED Personal Names and Professions 64).

kingal[official] giŋ[ax]

kingal giŋ₄^urud (ED Personal Names and Professions 21; MEE 03, 043 o ii 2b).

kingal[official] ud[sun]

[kiŋ₂]-⸢gal⸣ ud-da (MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r ii 3').

kingal[official] unkin[assembly]

[kiŋ₂]-⸢gal⸣ unken-na = MIN^!(A)<(mu-ʾe-e-ru)> rab pu-uḫ-ri (STT 2, 373 r i 18').

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