palara-

This lexeme is found once in the poetical inscription engraved on the lion sarcophagus of Antiphellos, dated on stylistic grounds to the beginning of the 4^th century BCE (Zahle 1979a:318, Mühlbauer 2007a:91).

[D.S.]

Due to the lack of a word divider, it is unclear whether the sequence epe palarã is to be interpreted as a compound, i.e. epepalarã (cf. epeqzze), or as two individual words (cf. epe=de qajã in line 4), thus also hesitantly Melchert (DLL:123).

[D.S.]

Based on the context, the sequence refers to something offered to the gods. The meaning of the adjective wzzaijesi, which modifies palarã, is obscure and does not contribute to the semantic elucidation of the latter. Meriggi 1937a:514 suggests the meaning ‘portrait’ (followed hesitantly by Melchert (DLL:123), and Neumann 2007a:257) based on the attestation of palaraima, which is plausible, especially considering the architectural context in TL 44d.9 in which the derivative palaraime/i- is attested. The dedication of a portrait to the gods is also suitable. Shevoroshkin 2014a:238, 251 translates ‘libation-vessel’, which is speculative and unsupported. No meaning is suggested in Schürr 2005a:146. For further information, see under the derivative.

[D.S.]

1. palaraime/i-