ite(/i)-

This lexeme is attested in the inscription of the inscribed pillar of Xanthos, dated contextually to shortly after the ascension of Artaxerxes II in 405-404 BCE and stylistically to around 400 BCE (Borchhardt & Eichner 1997-1999a:19f.) as well as in an inscription of Arbinas, beginning of the 4^th century.

[D.S.]

dat. sg. (?)	iti	TL 65.16 (Isinda)
gen. adj. of unknown case and number	itehi	N 324.19 (Xanthos)
		TL 65.7 (Isinda)
gen. adj. dat./loc. pl.	itehe	TL 44b.25 (Xanthos)

On contextual grounds, the word iti very likely belongs to this lemma (thus Melchert in DLL:29), although its case and number remain obscure; cf. also the collocation of mara- ‘law’ and ite(/i)- at both TL 65.16 and TL 44b.25.

The word ite at TL 94.3 cited by Borchhardt & Eichner 1997-1999a:66 is not likely to be valid without further evidence; it is rather to be interpreted as se=i=te, i.e. as the beginning of the next clause.

[D.S.]

Pace Schürr 2007b:115, no emendation of itehe to itehe is necessary.

[D.S.]

The context of the inscribed pillar gives us the phrase mere itehe ‘the law of the ite’ in a context, where Merehi, Gergis’ brother, appears to have unified(?) all the rebellious dynasts with respect to the heledi-deities, oaths(?) and the law of the ite (cf. Schürr 2007b:115, Serangeli 2016a:62f.). The context of TL 65 is fragmentary and obscure, although one can still discern the offerings/penalty context. Drawing additional information from the cognate itlehe/i- translated here as ‘member of the jury (?)’, but often translated as ‘of a league/federation’, we can deduce that the ite(/i)- refers to a concept that can establish the law and mete out penalties to offenders. In this respect, see also the verb ite-^(ti). The meaning ‘pact, foedus’ is given by DLL:29 (following Carruba 1996a and followed by Gehrisch 2018a:117), although a meaning ‘judicial court (?)’ would be more appropriate.

[D.S.]

1. itaza-

2. itlehe/i-

For the lemma head see Lyc. ite-^(ti).