^Dzappa-

The sole attestation of this word is found in a festival fragment with NS.

[E.R.]

acc. pl.

Dza-ap-pa-an-za

KUB 44.23 iv 12

(CTH 670, NS)

Although the verb of the sentence is expressed simply by KI.MIN ‘ditto’, it is clear that the drinking formula is meant, and that ^DALLATUM and ^Dzappanza are accusative objects of eku-/aku- ‘to drink’ (HEG W-Z:660f. with references).

[E.R.]

Checked against the photographs in the Konkordanz.

[E.R.]

The context of ^Dzappa- tells us little about the function of this deified device, except for the fact that it is paired with the Netherworld deity ^DALLATUM. The meaning ‘(deified) drain, sewer’ suggested here is drawn from the Hittite equivalent ^Dzappa-, which is established as a term for a part of the house or a household device / instrument (see HEG U-Z:660f., Archi 1986a:340f., Torri 1999a:22, 127). The more precise meaning assignment of the Hittite word as ‘(deified) drain, sewer’ is based on its presumed connection with the root zapp- (in Hitt. zappiye/a- ‘to trickle, leak’, CLuw. zappa-^(ti) ‘to make a flow (of liquid); to drain, let flow, to let bleed (?)’ etc.). Also Hittite ^Dzappa- is connected with the Netherworld in that it is attested in a ritual passage with a sacrifice for Lelwani = ^DALLATUM (CTH 609, IBoT 3.1 lower edge 41’-50’). Since drainage normally leads into the earth, i.e. the Netherworld, this is probably no accident, but may serve to support the semantic assignment.

[E.R.]

For the lemma head see PAnat. *zap-.