Lugal (Sumerian: 𒈗), ʻo ia ka huaʻōlelo ʻo "ke aliʻi, aliʻi" ma Sumerian. ʻO ke ʻano o kēia huaʻōlelo "kanaka nui".[1][2] Ma Sumerian, ʻo lú "𒇽" ʻo ia hoʻi "kāne" a ʻo gal "𒃲" ʻo ia ka "nui" a i ʻole "nui".[3] Loaʻa iā ia ke ʻano o ke aliʻi kahuna pule i hoʻomalu i nā kūlanakauhale he nui ma Mesopotamia Kahiko. Loaʻa iā ia ka mana kūloko. Ma nā wahi Mesopotamia, ʻo ia ka inoa o nā pelekikena i manaʻo ʻia he mau ʻelele o nā akua ma ka honua.