CRUS+x-

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

[A.P.]

3sg. pres. act.

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CRUS+x-i

JISR EL HADID 4, §6 (Amuq)

At JISR EL HADID 4, §6, the sign CRUS (sign *82) may be in ligature with another sign placed on top, however, the photo is not good enough to determine what it may be.

[A.P.]

The semantic interpretation of this verb is not entirely clear. The logogram CRUS suggests a meaning from the domain of standing, since it is otherwise found with verbs such as /ta-⁽ⁱ⁾/ ‘to stand’, /tanussa-⁽ⁱ⁾/ ‘to place’ etc. Moreover, the context suggests that it represents an antonym to the verb of the preceding clause, viz. /kwanza-⁽ⁱ⁾/ ‘to fall’, but this is far from assured. JISR EL HADID 4, §6 reads: POST+RA/I-ta-pa-wa/i “1” BOS(ANIMA) 1 CAPRA(ANIMA) CRUS+x-i, approx. /apparanta=ba=wa … wawis … irwis …-i/, perhaps translating as ‘(For the storm-god Tarhunt, one ram will fall,) but afterwards one bull (and) one gazelle will remain standing / be put up (??)’ (cf. Dinçol, Dinçol, Hawkins & Peker 2014a:63f.). A more precise interpretation will have to await further textual evidence.

[AH.B.]

While the stem of the verb remains unknown for now, the attested ending shows that it inflects according to the ḫi-conjugation, cf. Sasseville 2021a:336-340.

[AH.B.]