/assuwi(ya)-/(?), SCALPRUM
‘of stone’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- adj
- ID
- 1416
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/assuwi(ya)-/(?), SCALPRUM
‘of stone’1.1.1Transmission
Attested once, this lexeme can be found in an inscription from Malatya, which is tentatively dated to the late 12th century BCE.
[AH.B.]
1.1.2Forms
| acc. sg. c. | /assuwin/ | SCALPRUM-na | KÖTÜKALE, §3 (Malatya) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this word is to be taken with caution, because its HLuw. attestation relies on a spelling mostly covered by the logogram SCALPRUM (*268), and only the latter part of the case ending is actually attested in syllabic spelling. Still, at least the lexical root of the adjective is probably clear, because there is solid and syllabically spelt evidence in HLuw. for the base noun /assu-/ ‘stone’. The suggested adjective suffix should be viewed as unconfirmed, as there is no supporting evidence for this particular form within any of the varieties of Luwian, so the assumption rests wholly on the fact that /-i(ya)-/ would not be unexpected for an adjective like this.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
The word precedes the noun /harwin/ ‘road’, spelt <VIA-na>, and it is assumed to modify it on those grounds (Hawkins 2000a:301). This attributive usage also constitutes the main reason for /assu-/ being taken to have a more general meaning such as ‘stone’ (perhaps ‘cut/hewn stone’?) rather than denote anything more specific such as ‘stone monument’ vel sim.
[AH.B.]
1.1.5Stem
The spelling of the attestation provides no evidence on which to base a stem analysis. If the phonological interpretation of the adjective were correct, however, the underlying form would constitute an adjective in /-i(ya)-/, derived from the noun /assu-/ ‘stone’.
[AH.B.]