Willemijn Waal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Willemijn Waal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Willemijn |
| FAMILY NAME | Waal |
| SIGNATURE | WAAL W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2800-3647 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A New Interpretation of Two Hittite Verbs with the Stem ark- and its Implications for the Miraculous Birth Legend in the Zalpa-Text
Currently, two Hittite verbs with the stem ark- are distinguished; one which is taken to mean ‘to cut off’, ‘to divide’, and one which is usually translated as ‘to mount’ or ‘to climb’. In this article, two different interpretations will be proposed, which fit the available evidence better and elucidate some problematic or enigmatic attestations of these verbs, including a much-debated scene at the beginning of the Zalpa-text
Crime and Punishment in Hittite Anatolia
In Hi ite arious erbs with a stem šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-ha e been i enti eese inclu e the erb šakuu aito see as well as three erbs o which the meaning is less e i ent: one (CHD šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-A) re erring to a ty e o enalty one (CHD šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-B) which is usually taken to mean to moisten ( ) or to soak( ) an one (CHD šakuu ai-D) o which the meaning is unknown In this article it will be argue that the erbs šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-A an B ar…
A New Interpretation of the Opening Lines of the Assur Letters
In this paper a new interpretation of the hatura -clauses in the Hieroglyphic Luwian Assur letters will be presented. First of all, it will be argued that the Hieroglyphic Luwian lexeme hatura -, which is usually connected to the Hittite verb ḫatrae - ‘to send’, ‘to write’ and translated as ‘letter’, is in fact related to the Hittite word ḫattuli - and Cuneiform Luwian ḫattulaḫid- , meaning ‘health’,‘wellbeing’. Secondly, the article will suggest…
A Hittite Scribal Tradition Predating the Tablet Collections of Ḫattuša
This article discusses the origins of a group of four Hittite OS tablets, which share some unique and peculiar features with respect to their shape, spelling conventions and palaeography. It argues that these four tablets are the oldest documents of the Hittite corpus, and that they were not created in Ḫattuša, but have been imported from elsewhere. Originally, they belonged to an older writing tradition, predating the establishment of Ḫattuša as…
Fate Strikes Back
In 2014, I proposed that the GUL-šeš deities may have to be identified with the Kuwa(n)šeš deities, a suggestion that has met with severe criticisms. Since now new evidence has come to light that confirms the equation of these deities, it seems opportune to re-address this debate, which also has important consequences for the use of hieroglyphic writing in Anatolia. In this article, I will present the new evidence, counter the critiques that have…
They wrote on wood. The case for a hieroglyphic scribal tradition on wooden writing boards in Hittite Anatolia
The wooden writing boards frequently mentioned in Hittite texts have given rise to much debate, mostly regarding the scale on which they were used and the type of script that was written on them (cuneiform or hieroglyphs). In this paper, the evidence for the use of wooden writing boards in Hittite Anatolia will be (re-)evaluated. It will be argued that they were used for private and economic documents, and that they were written on in Anatolian h…
They wrote on wood. The case for a hieroglyphic scribal tradition on wooden writing boards in Hittite Anatolia
The wooden writing boards frequently mentioned in Hittite texts have given rise to much debate, mostly regarding the scale on which they were used and the type of script that was written on them (cuneiform or hieroglyphs). In this paper, the evidence for the use of wooden writing boards in Hittite Anatolia will be (re-)evaluated. It will be argued that they were used for private and economic documents, and that they were written on in Anatolian h…
They wrote on wood. The case for a hieroglyphic scribal tradition on wooden writing boards in Hittite Anatolia
The wooden writing boards frequently mentioned in Hittite texts have given rise to much debate, mostly regarding the scale on which they were used and the type of script that was written on them (cuneiform or hieroglyphs). In this paper, the evidence for the use of wooden writing boards in Hittite Anatolia will be (re-)evaluated. It will be argued that they were used for private and economic documents, and that they were written on in Anatolian h…
A Hittite Scribal Tradition Predating the Tablet Collections of Ḫattuša
This article discusses the origins of a group of four Hittite OS tablets, which share some unique and peculiar features with respect to their shape, spelling conventions and palaeography. It argues that these four tablets are the oldest documents of the Hittite corpus, and that they were not created in Ḫattuša, but have been imported from elsewhere. Originally, they belonged to an older writing tradition, predating the establishment of Ḫattuša as…
Fate Strikes Back
In 2014, I proposed that the GUL-šeš deities may have to be identified with the Kuwa(n)šeš deities, a suggestion that has met with severe criticisms. Since now new evidence has come to light that confirms the equation of these deities, it seems opportune to re-address this debate, which also has important consequences for the use of hieroglyphic writing in Anatolia. In this article, I will present the new evidence, counter the critiques that have…
A New Interpretation of the Opening Lines of the Assur Letters
In this paper a new interpretation of the hatura -clauses in the Hieroglyphic Luwian Assur letters will be presented. First of all, it will be argued that the Hieroglyphic Luwian lexeme hatura -, which is usually connected to the Hittite verb ḫatrae - ‘to send’, ‘to write’ and translated as ‘letter’, is in fact related to the Hittite word ḫattuli - and Cuneiform Luwian ḫattulaḫid- , meaning ‘health’,‘wellbeing’. Secondly, the article will suggest…
Crime and Punishment in Hittite Anatolia
In Hi ite arious erbs with a stem šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-ha e been i enti eese inclu e the erb šakuu aito see as well as three erbs o which the meaning is less e i ent: one (CHD šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-A) re erring to a ty e o enalty one (CHD šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-B) which is usually taken to mean to moisten ( ) or to soak( ) an one (CHD šakuu ai-D) o which the meaning is unknown In this article it will be argue that the erbs šaku(u a)-/šakuu ai-A an B ar…
A New Interpretation of Two Hittite Verbs with the Stem ark- and its Implications for the Miraculous Birth Legend in the Zalpa-Text
Currently, two Hittite verbs with the stem ark- are distinguished; one which is taken to mean ‘to cut off’, ‘to divide’, and one which is usually translated as ‘to mount’ or ‘to climb’. In this article, two different interpretations will be proposed, which fit the available evidence better and elucidate some problematic or enigmatic attestations of these verbs, including a much-debated scene at the beginning of the Zalpa-text
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