qanor

Hapax in a graffito from Thebes, Egypt (the tomb of Montuemhat) from around the mid-7^th c. BCE (during the rule of Psammetichus I).

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qanor

E.Th 34

The attestation follows Adiego 2007a:406, the inscription is not available in any published photograph or drawing.

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Schürr 2000c:172 (cf. also apud Kunnert & Schürr & Zingg 2010a:178) cautiously suggested that qanor is a compound personal name (perhaps to be emended into gen. sg. qanor[ś]) consisting of qan ‘dog’ (see s.v.) and or, attested alone (C.Ka 6), in genitive singular as orś, and as a second member of Carian compound names (aor, isor, lkor, puor). However, since then both the genitive singular forms and most of the alleged compound names have been identified as Carian adaptations of different Egyptian personal names based on Ḥr [ḥōr] / Horus (Vittmann 2001a:41‒43, 50, 58f.; Adiego 2007a:353, 369, 391, 405, cf. also Schürr apud Kunnert & Schürr & Zingg 2010a:177; the only exception being lkor, although also this name is attested only in Egypt, Adiego 2007a:379). It remains open whether this can be applied to qanor, but the Egyptian consonant inventory does not offer any equivalent of ‹q›, it could be at best the Carian substitution for /x/ (Loprieno 1995a:38, 40‒46 and Peust 1999a:79‒160). This leaves or of C.Ka 6 as the only evidence for qanor as a possible compound name, which, however, may be supported by a possible derivative, orm (Schürr apud Kunnert & Schürr & Zingg 2010a:177‒179). Unfortunately, or is attested on a votive vessel (Schmaltz 1998a:209) and thus, it cannot be excluded that it was the offering of an Egyptian Carian visiting or returning home (Schürr apud Kunnert & Schürr & Zingg 2010a:177f. assumes an Egyptian Carian immigrated to Kaunos), setting aside the possibility that it shows only the first two signs of his/her name, a known epigraphic tradition (Schmaltz 1998a:209).

Thus, while it cannot be excluded that qanor is indeed a compound name, the alternative possibilities, namely, that we are dealing with an ending or just simply with another (compound) word must also be kept in mind. The attractiveness of both alternatives is especially supported by maŋtnor, the word preceding qanor, showing an identical Auslaut. Unfortunately, the meaning of the inscription is completely opaque and thus, no decision can be made.

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