Mesopotamian royal epithet

C14181
concept

A Mesopotamian royal epithet is a formal, often formulaic honorific phrase used in inscriptions and texts to define, praise, and legitimize a king’s divine favor, authority, and achievements.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
ancient Mesopotamian royal title 2
Akkadian phrase 1
Akkadian-language expression 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Mesopotamian royal epithet
Generated description
A Mesopotamian royal epithet is a formal, often formulaic honorific phrase used in inscriptions and texts to define, praise, and legitimize a king’s divine favor, authority, and achievements.

Instances (7)

Instance Via concept surface
šar kibrāt erbetti ancient Mesopotamian royal title
King of the Lands Mesopotamian royal title
šar kiššatim ancient Mesopotamian royal title
al-Azam (Arabic for the greatest or most great)
surface form: al-Azam
Arabic honorific epithet
King of Sumer and Akkad Mesopotamian title
Lugal Kish ancient Mesopotamian title
King of the Universe —