āyattar/n-
‘act (?)’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Grammar
- subst, neuter
- ID
- 1693
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Cuneiform Luwian
āyattar/n-
‘act (?)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found in the cult incantations and songs of the festival of Ištanuwa. It is also probably found in the personal name fAyatarša as suggested by Laroche 1959a:24, but cf. Starke 1990a:510.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom./acc. sg. | a-ia-at-tar | KBo 30.167 iii 9’ | (CTH 773, LNS) |
| a-ia-˹tar˺ | KBo 4.11 rev. 54 | (CTH 772, NS) | |
| nom./acc. pl. | a-a-ia-at-ra | KUB 35.135 iv 22’ | (CTH 772, NS) |
| a?-]a-ia-at-ra | KBo 48.146, 2’ | (CTH 773, NS) |
1.1.3Meaning
Otten 1953a:82 and Laroche 1959a:24 compare the abstract noun in -attar/n-, obviously derived from ā(ya)-(di) ‘to make’, with Hitt. iyātar/n- ← iye/a-(mi) (thus also Starke 1990a:510, CLL:44). Melchert (CLL:44) suggests the translation ‘deed (?)’, but considering that it represents something to be given by a cult official before he starts moving pleasantly, the meaning ‘act’ is more appropriate (for the context, see Sasseville 2021a:410).
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1.1.4Stem
On Luwian stems in -attar/n-, see Starke 1990a:435-442.
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1.1.5Derivatives
For the lemma head, see CLuw. ā(ya)-(di).