SERVUS-l[a/i]-i-wa/i-

This hapax is attested in a single inscription from Tabal, dating to the later 8^th century BCE.

[A.P.]

unknown

/…/

SERVUS-l[a/i]-i-wa/i-˹x˺

KULULU 6, §1 (Tabal)

The form attested in KULULU 6, §1 is likely a verb, judging by its position in the clause, see the context cited in the discussion of the meaning below. However, the clause may be structured entirely differently, which is why no part of speech category is assigned here.

The word may actually belong to the same paradigm as the form attested in TOPADA, §25, HLuw. SERVUS-wa/i- ‘slavery (?)’, likely a noun, however. Further data are necessary for an identification.

[A.P.] [AH.B.]

So far, the meaning of this word has remained out of reach. It is attested only once at KULULU 6, §1, an altogether fragmented inscription: …] x x [...]-pa-wa/i-ta ˹kwa/i^?˺-za-na-ni-na SERVUS-l[a/i]-i-wa/i-˹x˺ TONITRUS-[h]u-ti-na-ni-ha, approx. /…=ba=wa=tta Kwanzanannin …-liw-… Tarhuntinannin=ha/, perhaps translating as ‘But … SERVUS-liwa/i-e(s/d^?) Kwanzananni and Tarhuntinanni’ (cf. Hawkins 2000a:501). The clause occurs just before the start of the curse formula protecting the installation and therefore likely represents part of the dedication of what appears to be a funerary stele. If the word should indeed belong to the family around /hudarl(i)-/ ‘servant’, its meaning is likely to reflect the same semantic origin, i.e. some kind of subordinate status.

[AH.B.]

The word may be a verb and derive from /hudarl(i)-/ ‘servant’ or another word from the same family. However, its stem formation remains entirely in the dark for now. Further textual evidence is needed.

[AH.B.]