A Song in Ištanuwa Luwian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21486064 |
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| Authors | Oscar Billing (0000-0001-9384-017X, Uppsala Universitet , Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi , Engelska parken, Thunbergsvägen 3H , , Uppsala , Sverige Sweden0000-0001-9384-017X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-32 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Altorientalische Forschungen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0232-8461 • E-ISSN: 2196-6761 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/aofo-2025-2002 |
| OpenAlex | W4410613461 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
On three tablets from the archives at Ḫattuša, the same formula is attested. There is incontrovertible contextual evidence that the formula is a song, or at least a song incipit. Using a combination of linguistic and orthographic evidence, it is possible to demonstrate that the song follows a metrical structure. The metre consists of trochaic and dactylic feet with four feet in each line. Similar types of poetry may be found in other Indo-European Anatolian traditions. Relying mainly on etymological and contextual evidence, an approximate translation of the song’s contents is offered
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