Abstract
This article discusses the use of the sign <URBS> (L.225) in Anatolian Hieroglyphic. In particular, it analyzes the attestations and contexts of use of the sign employed in combination with <mi> (L.391) (§ 2). It is well-known that the self-standing sign <URBS> was used as a determinative for city names, while the form with ligature +MI was employed as a logogram. A systematic analysis of the Anatolian Hieroglyphic corpus shows that this convention was very consistent. This article provides an updated corpus of attestations of the logographic usage; it is also shown that a less common form of this sign combination, without ligature (<URBS-MI>), was an alternative logographic writing in the early stage of the script, but the form with ligature (<URBS+MI>) became the standard after the 12th century. Possible exceptions to this convention and other inconsistent or problematic uses are discussed (§ 3). Conclusions include some considerations on the possible phonetic quality of the ligature +MI, and on the form of the Luwian word for “city” (§ 4). The final section discusses the use of the sign <URBS> in the spelling of the name Mursili, in light of the present analysis (§ 5).
Acknowledgements
The idea of this article was developed during a graduate course on Anatolian Hieroglyphic at ISAW (NYU), held by prof. L. d’Alfonso. I thank him for his help and suggestions. My gratitude also goes to F. Giusfredi, for useful notes on the first draft, to A. Payne, who allowed me to consult some unpublished and forthcoming articles, and J. Burgin, for useful discussion on some of the attestations. E. Frank and N. Lovejoy kindly helped with proof-reading. I thank also some anonymous reviewers, whose comments substantially improved the impact of this research. All remaining errors are responsibility of the author.
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