Word labarna

Meanings

• king, ruler

Comment

Respectively: 'king'; 'ruler'. Sumerogram LUGAL, Akkadogram SHARRU or RUBUU = hassu- 'king, prince': Puh. Hieroglyphic Luwian agent noun written LEPUS- ra/i-ya-li-sa 'ruler' reflects a verb tapar- 'rule' with HTT relatives in tapariyassi- 'city ruler': HEG III 118-119. See 'rule' 19.310. Problematic [t/labarna], a Hattic title taken over by the Hittites or a loan based on Luwian [tapar-] 'rule'. See also sarrassiya- 'kingship', a likely loan based on Akkadian sarru 'king', via Hurrian; see 'ladyhood, queenship' with 'queen' 19.330.