User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/Imperial, royal, and noble hierarchy, titulary, and ranks in Sumer

Titles

Theocratic hierarchy

Titles centering on a relationship to the divine

Position	Cuneiform	Transliteration	Literal translation	Title	Role, purpose, and/or equivalent
1	𒀭	an	lit. 'Heaven'	King of the gods
2	𒁮𒉡𒈪𒉭	dam nu.gi.g	lit. 'spouse of Inanna'	Priest-King
3	𒊫	sanga₂	High priest
	𒊩𒌆𒀭	MUNUS	High priestess
4	𒄴𒈨	gudug	Priest
	𒈾𒋾𒌈	na.di₃.tum		Nadītu	Priestess

Royal hierarchy

Title	Cuneiform	Transliteration	Literal translation	Role, position, purpose, and/or equivalent	Example user(s)
Lugal	𒈗	lugal	lit. 'big man'	King	Ur-Pabilsag (r. c. 2550 BCE)
Nin	𒊩𒌆	ereš		Queen	Puabi (r. c. 2500 BCE) Baranamtarra (r. c. 2384 BCE)
Nun	𒉣	nun		Prince

Titles centering on a relationship to the world

Dominance over Mesopotamia

Title	Cuneiform	Transliteration	Literal translation	Role, position, purpose, and/or equivalent	Example user(s)
𒂗𒆠𒂗𒄀𒈗𒌦		en kien.gi lugal.kalam	lit. 'Lord of Sumer and King of all the Land'	King-Emperor	Enshakushanna (r. c. 2350 BCE)
𒈗𒌦𒈠		lugal kalam.ma	lit. 'King of the Land'	Emperor	Lugalzagesi (r. c. 2340 BCE)
𒈗𒆧𒆠		lugal kiški	lit. 'King of Kish'	Great king	Meskalamdug (r. c. 2500 BCE)

Military hierarchy and ranks

Sumerian title	Role, position, purpose, and/or equivalent	Example user(s)
Ugula 𒉺 ugula	Commander
Nubanda 𒉡𒌉 nu.banda₃	Captain	Ebih-Il (fl. c. 2400 BCE)
Erin 𒌷𒉈 iri.ne	Troop

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