maršazza-

The sole occurrence of the word is found in a NS fragment of an oracle summary.

[E.R.]

acc. sg.

mar-⸢ša⸣-za-an

KUB 50.69, 5’

(CTH 582, NS)

While CLL:141 (followed in EDHIL:561) leaves the morphological analysis open, the most likely hypothesis is that we are dealing with another individualizing formation in non-mutated -a-, which implies an interpretation as an acc. sg. c. In contrast, Yakubovich 2013b assumes that besides the a-substantives there is also a group of lexemes in -a- with adjectival, more specifically superlative force. If this were the case, maršazan could also represent a neuter nom./acc. sg. For the adjectival interpretation, see also Starke 1986a:162. Any attempt at distinguishing between the Luwian ending -an or its corresponding Hittite form -an is pointless.

[E.R.]

Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.

[E.R.]

Since the context is hopelessly destroyed, the assigned meanings ‘treacherous’ (CLL:141, HHw:113) and ‘treacherous person’ (here) are based on the analysis of the stem formation, i.e. marša- ‘false act, treachery’ plus suffix -zza- (assuming an adjectivizing or individualizing function, respectively). In spite of the fact that this is Starke’s (Starke 1990a:396) own analysis, he and Tischler (HEG L-N:143) refrain from translating the word, as do CHD L-N:199, Ünal 2007a:433 and Kloekhorst (EDHIL:561).

[E.R.]

For the consensual analysis as marša- ‘false act, treachery’ plus suffix -zza-, see under Meaning.

[E.R.]

The combined evidence of the gloss wedge marking and the suffix -zza- point to a Luwian origin; cf. Starke 1986a:162 and Starke 1990a:396, HEG L-N:143, CLL:141, CHD L-N:199, EDHIL:561.

[E.R.]

For the lemma head see CLuw. marša-.