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The Survival of the God Name Šarruma in Cilician Names in the Greek Sources

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Abstract

This paper studies some Cilician names attested in Greek sources that contain the element ζαρμα-. The two main interpretative hypotheses – a connection to Luwian zalma-, or a connection to the god name Šarruma/Šarma- – are critically analysed. The conclusion reached is that while the ambiguity of ζαρμα- cannot be resolved, it is highly likely that both -sarma and -zarma really existed as different elements in the formation of personal names in Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian. There was probably a tendency towards confusion between -sarma and -zarma, caused by phonological proximity and semantic crossing of certain names.

Acknowledgements

I am very grateful to Ilya Yakubovich (Marburg) for his attentive reading of this paper and his very interesting and useful remarks, and also to Annick Payne (Bern) for her critical review of the text and her helpful suggestions.

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