LIGNUM(-)˹pa˺-ma-
‘(an installation)’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- subst, n.
- ID
- 3422
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
LIGNUM(-)˹pa˺-ma-
‘(an installation)’1.1.1Transmission
This hapax is attested in a single inscription from Karkamiš, dating to the mid-8th century BCE.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom./acc. sg. | /(…-)pam(m)an=za/ | LIGNUM(-)˹pa˺-ma-za | CEKKE inscr. 1, §2 (Karkamiš) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this word is provisional, since it is not clear how to correctly interpret the spelling attested at CEKKE inscr. 1, §2. The logogram LIGNUM (sign *382) may either be used as a determinative here, in which case the word would be /pam(m)a-/ or it may represent part of the phonological form of the word, resulting in a so far acephalic syllabic rendition /…-pam(m)a-/.
The logogram LIGNUM is otherwise frequently found to accompany words from the domain of dominance such as HLuw. /salhant-/ ‘greatness’ and HLuw. /tabariya-(ti)/ ‘to rule’.
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1.1.4Meaning
Since the word has yet to be connected to possible cognates, its precise meaning remains out of reach. However, a general semantic assessment is facilitated by the context of attestation, because in CEKKE inscr. 1, clause §2 refers to the set-up or part of it: a-wa/i za LIGNUM(-)˹pa˺-ma-za ˹DOMINUS˺.SOL-wa/i+ra/i-sá sa-sa-˹tù+ra/i˺-ia ˹DOMINUS˺-ni á-pa-sa-na PONERE-tá, approx. /a=wa za (…-)pam(m)an=za Nannitiwadis? Sasturaya nanni abassan tuwatta/, translating as ‘Nannitiwadi put (up) this (installation) for Sastura, his master, (and he, the latter, inscribed this stele)’ (cf. Hawkins 2000a:145). Hawkins 2000a:147 cautiously considers a meaning such as ‘decree’, but a reference to the object(s) at hand appears more likely.
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1.1.5Stem
Beyond the fact that the word represents a neuter gender noun, its morphological structure is difficult to assess for a lack of cognates in addition to the existing uncertainty over its phonological form. Hawkins 2000a:147 considers the word to be a substantivised participle in /-mma/i-/ of a verb ending in /-pa-/, which is possible, but not provable without additional data. Alternatively, the word may be a neuter action noun in (the related suffix) /-mman-/, or a substantivised adjective of appurtenance in /-ma/i-/; cf. Melchert 2003b:195, 197.
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