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Get to know Lugal better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Lugal in a sentence

Lugal meaning

A ruler of a city-state in ancient Sumer.

Using Lugal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A ruler of a city-state in ancient Sumer.

Context around Lugal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 1×

Often after:

anne 1× dubsar 1×

Sentence patterns with Lugal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a king lugal who was 1× century bc lugal anne mundu 1× lugal was also 1× over the lugal dubsar the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

each was centered 1× similarly in c 1× the kingdom s 1×

Common sentence endings:

s personal scribe 1× s religious rites 1× tribute to him 1×

Words around Lugal

Just before it in the word index:

luga 4 lug 48 lufwanyama 7 lufuno 4 lufuma 2 lufudu 2

Just after it in the word index:

luganda 3 lugano 30 lugansk 4 luganville 5 lugar 15 lugard 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Lugal

  • In this selection, "lugal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, anne and dubsar stand out and add context to how "lugal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a king lugal who was and century bc lugal anne mundu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lugal" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lugal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

LUGAL was also denoted DAR. (5 words)

Similarly, in c. the early 25th century BC, Lugal-Anne-Mundu the king of the Sumerian state of Adab lists Subartu as paying tribute to him. (26 words)

The kingdom's bureaucracy was headed by the Gal Dubsar (Chief of the Scribes), whose authority didn't extend over the Lugal Dubsar, the king's personal scribe. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Each was centered on a temple dedicated to the particular patron god or goddess of the city and ruled over by a priestly governor ( ensi ) or by a king ( lugal ) who was intimately tied to the city's religious rites. (40 words)

The kingdom's bureaucracy was headed by the Gal Dubsar (Chief of the Scribes), whose authority didn't extend over the Lugal Dubsar, the king's personal scribe. (28 words)

Similarly, in c. the early 25th century BC, Lugal-Anne-Mundu the king of the Sumerian state of Adab lists Subartu as paying tribute to him. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

Each was centered on a temple dedicated to the particular patron god or goddess of the city and ruled over by a priestly governor ( ensi ) or by a king ( lugal ) who was intimately tied to the city's religious rites.

LUGAL was also denoted DAR.

Similarly, in c. the early 25th century BC, Lugal-Anne-Mundu the king of the Sumerian state of Adab lists Subartu as paying tribute to him.

The kingdom's bureaucracy was headed by the Gal Dubsar (Chief of the Scribes), whose authority didn't extend over the Lugal Dubsar, the king's personal scribe.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lugal" in a sentence?
An example: "Each was centered on a temple dedicated to the particular patron god or goddess of the city and ruled over by a priestly governor ( ensi ) or by a king ( lugal ) who was intimately tied to the city's religious rites." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "lugal" from authentic English texts.
What does "lugal" mean?
Lugal means: A ruler of a city-state in ancient Sumer.
How many example sentences with "lugal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "lugal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.