pupulā[
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Grammar
- verb
- ID
- 3810
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Cuneiform Luwian
pupulā[
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
The sole incomplete attestation of the lexeme comes from a ritual fragment.
[E.R.]
1.1.2Forms
| unknown | pu-pu-la-a-[ | KBo 29.34 i 15’ | (CTH 770, NS) |
The analysis as a verb is based on the position within the clause after a sentence-initial particle chain, the object, the subject and a temporal adverb.
[E.R.]
1.1.3Graphic Features
Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.
[E.R.]
1.1.4Meaning
The fragmentary context is entirely unclear and precludes any informed semantic analysis (see attestation in DLL:82 without any comment). Also, the tentative equation with HLuw. (LOQUI)pu-pa-la- ‘to write, draw’ by Sasseville 2021a:40 does not yield a convincing interpretation. Accordingly, Melchert’s (DCL:s.v.) skepticism is shared here.
[E.R.]
1.1.5Stem
The spelling with stem-final plene -a- is compatible with, but not conclusive for the assignment to the class of factitives in -a-(ti) proposed by Sasseville 2021a:40.
[E.R.]
For the lemma head see CLuw. *pū-(di).