/hattulalla-/, ha-tu+ra/i-la-

This hapax is attested in a single inscription from Tabal, dating to the late 8^th century BCE.

[A.P.]

dat./loc. sg.

/hattulalla/

ha-tu+ra/i-la-’

HİSARÇIK 1, §5 (Tabal)

[A.P.]

The word seems to be related to /hattula-/ ‘health’ (see Waal 2021a, followed by Yakubovich, pers. comm.), and its meaning is hence assumed to be similar (Yakubovich 2017e:s.v.), albeit tentatively so. The single context of attestation supports such an interpretation, but does not force it, cf.  HİSARÇIK 1, §5: a-wa/i á-wa/i-´ ha-tu+ra/i-la-´ PUGNUS.PUGNUS-la tu-wa/i-na si-sà+ra/i-li-na ku+ra/i-ti-sá SERVUS-lá/í-na, approx. /a=wa awi hattulalla …-la tuwin sisarlin Kurtis hudarlin/, probably translating as ‘Come (now), hold in health (?) your worshipper, Kurti’s servant’ (cf. Hawkins 2000a:483).Hawkins 2000a:484 adduces the long assumed, but erroneous meaning ‘writing, letter’ for the related noun /hattula-/ ‘health’. The context remained partially unclear for some time, see e.g. the very different analysis by Hawkins 2000a:483, followed by Giusfredi 2010b:163.

[AH.B.]

The word appears to be a noun rather than an adjective, because the attested dat./loc. sg. shows the /-a/ ending indicative of a-stems, yet adjectives in HLuw. all undergo i-mutation and would be expected to show /-i/ in this case. It is most likely derived with /-alla-/ (see Sasseville 2014-2015a; cf.Melchert 2003b:197), which builds agent nouns. However, the agent noun function is not easily attributable to the lexeme in its sole context. More evidence is needed.

[AH.B.]

For the lemma head, see CLuw. /hattula-/.