/muHa-/, (“L.163”)mu-ha-
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Class
- Base
- Grammar
- subst, common gender
- ID
- 263
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/muHa-/, mu-ha-
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found in one inscription HAMA 4 dated to the reign of Urhilina (ca. 860-840 BCE).
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1.1.2Forms
| acc. sg. | /muHan/ | (“L.163”)mu-ha-na | HAMA 4, §13 (Hama) |
| (“L.163”)mu-ha-(na) | HAMA 4, §15 (Hama) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
For the instance of HAMA 4, §15, the sequence (“L.163”)mu-ha-ha-´ is here understood as /muHan=ha/ based on the parallel coordination seen in HAMA 4, §13. Otherwise, it can be interpreted as a verb in the 1st singular preterit; cf. Hawkins 2000a:406.
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1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The lenis or fortis quality of the laryngeal in ("L.163")mu-ha- cannot be determined yet.
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1.1.4Meaning
The meaning of this lexeme is unknown; cf. Laroche 1960c:87, HHG:84, 206, Hawkins 2000a:406, Payne 2012a:65. Based on the context, it must be something that can be offered to a temple and its god. Hawkins 1975a:138 translates ‘ritual’ based on an association with Hittite mugā(i)- ‘to conduct a ritual’. However, Hittite -g- cannot be equated with Luwian -h- (thus withdrawn in Hawkins 2000a:406).
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