# \*ga/ulga/ul-at-: 'skull, head' 1, 'skull-shaped vessel, cup' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ga/ulga/ul-at-, 'skull, head' 1, 'skull-shaped vessel, cup' 2: reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ga/ulga/ul-at- |
| Meaning | 'skull, head' 1, 'skull-shaped vessel, cup' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2605 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧalaǧat- 'skull; head' 1 \[BK 1 311\] | BK 1 311 |  |
| Akkadian | gulgullu, gulgullatu 1, 2 Bab, NA \[CAD g 127\], \[AHw 297\] | CAD g 127; AHw 297 |  |
| Hebrew | gulgōlät 1 (HALOT 191) | HALOT 191 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | gulgultā, gulgaltā 1 \[Ja 221\]; gwlglh, det. gwlglth 1 \[DJPA 123a apud CAL\] | Ja 221; DJPA 123a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | gulgultā 1 (OLA80 §29.13) | OLA80 §29.13 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | glgl 2 (DULAT 295) | DULAT 295 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /gulgul(l)/ 1: names gú-gú-a-an, gú-gú-a-nu, gú-gú-la-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 179) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 179 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | /gulgul(l)/ 1: name gu-ul-gu-lum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 179) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 179 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>)

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