The Gal Dubsar was a Hittite

Hittites

The Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c...

 administrative title literally meaning Chief of the Scribes. It is considered to be one of most important and prestigious posts of the Hittite Kingdom as the Gal Dubsar was the head of the government.

History

As the head of the Hittite government the Gal Dubsar received the most gifts from vassals of the Hittite Kingdom after the king and the crown prince. Sometimes the various Gal Dubsar would receive the honorific title of the Dumu Lugal (Son of the King), which was bestowed to important members of the government, who weren't related to the royal family. The Gal Dubsar had under his jurisdiction all the scribes of the kingdom except for the Lugal Dubsar, who was the king's personal scribe.