/antatt(i)-/, a-ta-ti-
‘interior’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- subst, c.
- ID
- 3448
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/antatt(i)-/, a-ta-ti-
‘interior’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is attested three times in two inscriptions from Assur and Tabal, dating to the mid- to late 8th century BCE.
[A.P.]
1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg.(?) | /antattis/ | á-ta-t[i …] | KAYSERİ, §21 (Tabal) |
| dat./loc. sg. | /antatti/ | a-ta-ti | ASSUR letter f+g, §37 (Assur) |
| ASSUR letter f+g, §38 (Assur) |
The identification of 〈á-ta-t[i …]〉 in KAYSERİ, §21 as a nom. sg. is syntactically likely, but cannot be proven, because the remainder of the clause is broken off.
A further possible attestation is mentioned by Hawkins 2000a:474 for the string 〈á-ta-[...]-í-zì〉 in KAYSERİ, §12, but the context suggests a different identification, viz. HLuw. /antaH(i)-/ ‘the inside(s), entrails’.
[A.P.] [AH.B.]
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this noun is reasonably certain, because it belongs to the word family around /anta/ ‘in(to)’. Moreover, it is assumed to be morphologically transparent and probably serves as the derivational basis for the adjective /antattil(i)-/ ‘inner’; see the discussion of the stem below.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
The meaning is assigned first and foremost based on the etymological link with the word family around /anta/ ‘in(to)’. The contexts of attestation serve as corroborating evidence, but do not in themselves prove the semantic assignment, because the passages themselves are too unclear. In ASSUR letter f+g, §§37-38, the word is used in two adjacent clauses: á-pi-ha-wa/i-a (“LEPUS”)ta-pa-sà-la-ia (“*286.*317”)wa/i-ara/i-ma-a ku-ru-pi á-mi-i a-ta-ti ARHA-a (“*69”)sa-ha-na á-pa-i-ia-pa-wa/i DOMUS-ni-i a-ta-ti ARHA-a (“*69”)sa-ha-a, approx. /appi=ha=wa tapsallaya warma kuruppi ammi antatti ahha sahhan abaya=ba=wa parni antatti ahha sahha/, possibly meaning ‘I let go away (i.e. forgot?) the t. w.The /tapsallaya warma/ are neuters in the nom./acc. pl. and in all likelihood represent the direct object of the verb here rather than an inserted phrase meaning ‘urgent(?) demands(?)’ as hypothesised by Hawkins 2000a:537. in a vessel in my interior (i.e. chamber?), I let them go away (i.e. forgot? them) in the house, in the interior’ (cf. Hawkins 2000a:537, 552).
For the fragmented KAYSERİ, §21 (OMNIS-mí-sà-wá/í-ti-í DOMUS-na-sa á-ta-t[i- ...], approx. /tanimis=wa=di parnas antatt[is? ...]/), Hawkins 2000a:473 suggests ‘Every house’s interior ...’, which is possible, but unprovable.
[AH.B.]
1.1.5Stem
The word is built with the suffix /-att(i)-/ on the basis of the adverb /anta/ ‘in(to)’ (see Yakubovich 2015b:6.2). The resulting noun is very likely a common gender, although the attested forms do not prove this beyond cavil due to fragmentation.
[AH.B.]