tarpāškana-
‘(a cult functionary)’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Class
- Derivative
- Grammar
- subst, c.
- ID
- 3901
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Luwian in Hittite transmission
tarpāškana-
‘(a cult functionary)’1.1.1Transmission
The lexeme is found only in texts from the cult of the goddess Ḫuwaššanna.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg. | MUNUStar-pa-⸢aš⸣-ga-na-⸢aš⸣ | KUB 20.16 i 12 | (CTH 694, MS) |
| MUNUStar-pa-aš-ga-na-aš | KUB 29.86 i 12 | (CTH 694, MS) | |
| MUNUStar-pa-aš-ga-na-aš | KUB 20.16 i 13 | (CTH 694, MS) | |
| [MUNUStar-p]a-aš-ga-na-aš | KBo 29.86 obv. 13 | (CTH 694, MS) | |
| stem form | MUNUStar-pa-aš-ga-na | KUB 20.16 i 7 | (CTH 694, MS) |
| [MUNUSt]ar-pa-aš-ga-na〈〈-aš〉〉 | KBo 29.86 obv. 7 | (CTH 694, MS) | |
| MUNUStar-pa-a-aš-ka-na | KBo 24.24 + KBo 29.89 ii 23’ | (CTH 693, MS) | |
| MUNUStar-pa-a-aš-ka-na | KBo 24.24 iii 28’ | (CTH 693, MS) | |
| MUNUStar-p[a-a-aš-ka-na] | KBo 24.24 ii 19’ | (CTH 693, MS) | |
| MUNUStar-pa-aš-g[a-na] | KBo 29.91 iii 9 | (CTH 693, MS) | |
| unknown | MUNUStar-[pa-aš-ga-na- | KUB 54.3 rev.? 4 | (CTH 694, MS) |
| MUNUStar-pa-aš-ga-na(=) | KUB 54.3 rev.? 4 | (CTH 694, MS) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.
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1.1.4Meaning
The MUNUStarpāškana- occurs as a functionary in the Ḫuwaššanna festival (Pecchioli Daddi 1982a:400, HHw:169, HEG T:212, Ünal 2007a:700). She drinks from a cup and turns on the spot. Therefore, it is tempting to associate the name of the functionary with the root *trep- ‘to turn’ (DLL:176, repeated in HEG T: 212), which, however, does not occur with its basic meaning anywhere, but only with derived ones. Moreover, in Hittite the vowel -a- before the putative imperfective -ške/a- suffix comes unexpectedly, whereas -ške/a- itself does not comply with Luwian grammar and phonology. Accordingly, Laroche thought of a compound, but the second member awaits identification.
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1.1.5Stem
Unclear, see under Meaning.
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1.1.6Origin
The putative Luwian origin of tarpāškana- is not certain; see under Meaning.
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