*χar

Reconstructed from a single personal name attested in a Sidetic name list of unknown date (cf. Nollé 2001a:642–644, cf. Zinko 2016a).

[Zs.S.]

gen. sg.

Ubatχarś

S9, 4

The attestation follows Pérez Orozco 2008a:128f. (cf. Zinko 2016a:369) checked against the photograph in Zinko 2016a:360 Abb. 1.

[Zs.S.]

The reading of the first sign, N20, as χ was introduced by Nollé 2001a:643f. based on the assumed identity of this word to the Greek name element -χάρης / -χάρις. Although this identification is probably not correct (see under Meaning), this transcription has been maintained by other scholars, too (Pérez Orozco 2005a:75, Pérez Orozco 2008a:128f., 131; Zinko 2016a:361; Zinko & Zinko 2016a:375 [here with question mark], Zinko & Zinko 2019a:422).

[Zs.S.]

Nollé 2001a:644 suggests that *χar is identical to the Greek name element -χάρης / -χάρις frequently attested in Side. Since, however, it is attested in a Sidetic compound name with a Sidetic first member (see s.v. *ubat), this is not probable and *χar is expected to be Anatolian (Pérez Orozco 2005a:75f.). Unfortunately, no Anatolian parallel could have been found until now: Pérez Orozco 2005a:76, Pérez Orozco 2008a:129 (followed by Zinko 2016a:369, 371: Anatolian “ḫara-”) cautiously suggests the element Χηρα- known from Anatolian personal names attested in Greek transmission (Χηραξις from Cilicia and Χηραμυης from Samos, Zgusta 1964a:532 §1639, cf. LGPN V.B:439), but this is attested until now only as a first element and not in Pamphylia. Alternatively, he suggested a comparison with the second part of the name Μασγαρις (from Phrygia and the Lycaonian-Pisidian border area, Zgusta 1964a:302 §876), but this segmentation is conjectural, admitted by himself, too. Note furthermore that the reading of the first sign of *χar depends on this dubious etymology, which means that not even the reading of this word is certain. Obviously more research is needed.

[Zs.S.]

Last updated: 24 May 2020