/had(a)ri(ya)-/, ha-IUSTITIA-i-

This lexeme is attested once in an inscription from Tell Ahmar, dating to the 10^th or early 9^th century BCE.

[A.P.]

nom. sg. c.

/had(a)ris/

ha-IUSTITIA-i-sa

TELL AHMAR 6, §4 (Tell Ahmar)

Hawkins 2006a:20 wonders if the attested spelling should be emended to 〈ha-IUSTITIA〈+ra/i^?〉-i-sa〉 in TELL AHMAR 6, §4. However, while very common, it is not needed in this spelling, as it merely confirms the value /tara/i/ of IUSTITIA (sign *371).

[A.P.] [AH.B.]

The meaning is suggested by Hawkins 2006a:20 in his editio princeps of the TELL AHMAR 6 inscription, connecting it to the noun /had(a)ra(i)-/ ‘life’. The context at TELL AHMAR 6, §4 runs: a-wa/i ku-ma-na *a-mi-i-sa tá-ti-sa ha-IUSTITIA-i-sa *a-sa-tá, approx. /a=wa kuman ammis tadis had(a)ris asta/, meaning ‘When my father was alive, …’. This is followed several clauses further on by ‘But when my father died, …’ in §8, rendering the interpretation supported by etymology and context alike.

[AH.B.]

The adjective is derived from the noun /had(a)ra(/i)-/ ‘life’ with the aid of the suffix /-i(ya)-/, which forms adjectives of appurtenance and is well-represented in the Luwian corpora (cf.Melchert 2003a:197).

[AH.B.]

For the lemma head see, HLuw. /had(a)ra(i)-/.