ARIES-ni-
‘ram (?)’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- subst
- ID
- 1803
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
ARIES-ni-
‘ram (?)’1.1.1Transmission
This hapax is attested in a single inscription from the Amuq, dating to the 8th century BCE.
[A.P.]
1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg. | /…-nis/ | ARIES-ni-sa | JISR EL HADID 4, §5 (Amuq) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this word has remained unclear so far. A hapax legomenon, its spelling involves sign *110, whose syllabic reading is 〈ma〉, but Dinçol, Dinçol, Hawkins & Peker 2014a:65 propose a logographic interpretation as ARIES here, because any relation to Hitt. mani- ‘pus’ seems highly unlikely (cf. CHD L-N:163) and no other comparanda are currently available.The CLuw. word manni- is too unclear regarding its meaning as well as its part of speech category to provide any clues.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
The meaning of the lexeme under discussion is suggested by Dinçol, Dinçol, Hawkins & Peker 2014a:65. It is based on the pictographic evidence from the logogram ARIES and the context in JISR EL HADID 4, §5: (DEUS)TONITRUS-ti-i 1 ARIES-ni-sa (“X.FLAMMAE?”)ku-wa/i-za-i, approx. /Tarhunti … …-nis kwaz(z)ai/, translating as ‘For/To (the storm-god) Tarhunt, one ram (will) fall?, (and afterwards, one ox and one gazelle will stand?)’.
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1.1.5Stem
Since the nom. sg. of the word ends in /-is/, it is reasonable to suppose that the word shows i-mutation. Beyond that, the formation of the stem remains unclear until more syllabically spelt evidence surfaces.
[AH.B.]