/lapanalli(ya)-

The lexeme occurs in two parallel passages from treaties.

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nom./acc. sg. n.	la-pa-na-li-ia-an-za	KBo 4.10 obv. 34’	(CTH 106, NS)
	la-pa-na-li-an-za	Bo 86/299 ii 6	(CTH 106, NS)

Following Starke 1982b:362, the form can be identified as the neuter form in the nom./acc. case, in morphological agreement with -at and piyan in the subsequent clause (CLL:125, HEG L-N:33, van den Hout 1995a:282, Watkins 1997a:32, HED L:61, DCL:s.v.; contra CHD L-N:40, HHw: 92).

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Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.*

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Since Watkins 1997a:32, the semantic interpretation is based on the recognition of the meanings of lāpana- as ‘salt-lick’ and lapanalla/i- as ‘salt-lick warden’. The contexts in the Ulmi-Teššub treaty and the Bronze Tablet clearly refer to the rights of exploiting the salt-lick, which should remain with the vassal.For references to earlier views based on alleged meaning of lāpana- c. ‘summer pasture’, see under lemma.

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The nom./acc. sg. n. lapanaliyanza (with deficient spelling of geminate -ll-) belongs to a substantivized adjective in -i(ya)- deriving from lapanalla/i- ‘(sbst.) salt-lick warden’ (as analyzed under Forms, which see for references).Outdated is Carruba 1980b:362 assuming a suffix -ali-.

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For the Luwian origin of the word family including lapanalli(ya)-, see under lāpana-.

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*The forms in the table were checked together with Marian Wehrstein.

For the lemma head see CLuw. *lapa-.