/hantawattalla/i-/
‘of the king, royal’
- Language
- Common Luwian
- Grammar
- adj
- ID
- 1087
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/hantawattalla/i-/, REX-lu/a/i-
‘of the king, royal’1.1.1Transmission
A hapax legomenon, this lexeme is attested once in an inscription from Aleppo, dating to the 11th century BCE.
[AH.B.]
1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg. c. | /hantawattallis/ | REX-la/i/u-sa | ALEPPO 6, §7 (Aleppo) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of the present lexeme is tentative because of its sole attestation featuring little in the way of phonetic complementation. Use of the logogram REX (*17) strongly suggests that the underlying noun here is /hantawatt(i)-/ ‘king’, and the assumed suffix /-alla/i-/ is known from many other attested words, although there is no comparable formation to be found in CLuw; cf. the brief discussion in Hawkins 2011b:43.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
Provided the phonological form of the word is correctly interpreted, the meaning is suggested on both etymological as well as contextual grounds, cf. Hawkins 2011b:43. Adjectives in /-alla/i-/ usually constitute denominal formations of appurtenance, and the word occurs as expected in pre-nominal position in ALEPPO 6, §7, as is usual for modifiers in HLuw.: zi-ma-pa-wa/i-sa REX-la/i/u-sa (VIR2)INFANS.NÍ-sa, i.e. /zin=ma(n)=ba=wa=as hantawattallis nimuwizzas/ ‘if, on the other hand, he is a king’s son’. In the context, the cited clause follows a pair of clauses detailing what a person, who is a king, has to give as sacrifice, lending substantial support to the interpretation of the present lexeme as ‘of the king, royal’.
[AH.B.]
1.1.5Stem
Based on the noun /hantawatt(i)-/ ‘king’, the present lexeme is suffixed with /-alla/i-/ to create an adjective of appurtenance. While /-alla/i-/ formations are plentiful in CLuw., they are much less frequent in HLuw., mostly constituting remnants of a pattern productive at an earlier time. The suffix /-alla/i-/ has been replaced in many cases with /-i(ya)-/ or /-assa/i-/, both of which serve the same function (Bauer 2014a:163f.).
[AH.B.]
1.2 Cuneiform Luwian
[ḫa]ntawattalla/i-
‘of the king, royal’1.2.1Transmission
This fragmentary word is found in a ritual fragment from the Kuwattalla tradition.
[D.S.]
1.2.2Forms
| nom. pl. c. | ḫa-a]n-ta-wa-at-ta-al-li-in-zi | KBo 29.45 l.col. 5´ | (CTH 762, NS) |
1.2.3Graphic Features
Checked against the photographs in the Konkordanz (Mainzer Fotoarchiv). The restoration suggested here is provisional, but supported by the very probable existence of this lexeme in Hieroglyphic Luwian.
[D.S.]
1.2.4Meaning
The word occurs in a list of deities. In the previous line, however the lords and the mothers are mentioned. The adjective /hantawattalla/i-/ ´of the king, royal´, which has been independently identified in HLuw., is adequate in the context. Nonetheless, the word is incomplete and should be used carefully.
[D.S.]
For the lemma head see PAnat. *Hant-.