āššuwi(ya)-
‘of stone, stony (?)’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Grammar
- adj
- ID
- 1591
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Cuneiform Luwian
āššuwi(ya)-
‘of stone, stony (?)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found at least once in a ritual fragment mentioning gold and stones, and once in what appears to be a birth ritual.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg. c. | a-aš-š[u-]˹ú?˺-iš | KUB 35.108 + KUB 35.87, 22’/4’ | (CTH 765, MS) |
| nom./acc. sg. n. or dat./loc. pl. | a-aš-šu-ia-an-za | KBo 39.179, 5’ | (CTH 766, MS) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
The first attestation listed in the table has been recovered through an indirect join published in Rieken & Sasseville 2019a:525f. The distance between the two fragments is not absolutely assured, and thus one or two extra signs may possibly have to be restored in the lacuna. Moreover, the reading ˹ú?˺ for the broken sign is far from assured.
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1.1.4Meaning
In the context, KUB 35.108+, the adjective modifies the river Mala, whereas in KBo 39.179 is occurs in a fragmentary context pertaining to gold and stones. Comparing it with the Luwian word NA4āššu- ‘stone (monument)’, it is tempting to recognize a derivative in -i(ya)-, which is already attested in HLuw. as SCALPRUM-na; see /assuwi(ya)-/. This would also be an adequate epithet for a river. Nevertheless, more evidence would be welcome.
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