Mnamon

Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean

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Cuneiform Luwian

- 1400 B.C. - 1200 B.C.


Examples of writing



CTH 757: ritual of Zarpiya of Kizzuwatna against an epidemic in the country

CTH 757: ritual of Zarpiya of Kizzuwatna against an epidemic in the country
Source: S. Görke (ed.), hethiter.net: CTH 757 (INTR 2015-12-15)

The cuneiform script used for the texts in Luwian language is the same as that used for the Hittite language. In fact, the texts were written by the same scribes who may have been bilingual in some cases.

The following is an example of a Hittite ritual in which the officiant pronounces curses in Luwian:

 

KUB 9.31 Ro. II

 

19 nu-za BE-EL É-TIM GIŠšu-ru-uh-ha-aš GIŠGIDRU-an […]

20 na-aš-kán A-NA KÁ an-da ti-ia-zi nu lu-ú-i-˹li˺

21 ki-iš-ša-an ḫu-uk-ki-iš-ki-iz-zi

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22 dŠa-an-ta-aš LUGAL-uš dAn-na-ru-um-mi-en-zi

23 aš-ḫa-nu-wa-an-ta ku-in-zi wa-aš-ša-an-ta-ri

24 Lu-u-la-hi-in-za-aš-tar ḫu-u-up-pa-ra-za ku-in-zi hi-iš-hi-ia-an-ti

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25 pa-a-tar a-ap-pa za-aš-ta-an-za aš-tu-um-ma-an-ta-an-za-ta

26 at-tu-wa-la-hi-ti ni-iš da-a-ad-du-wa-ar

 

 

Then the lord of the house [holds] a wooden stick of šuruhha, walks through the door and recites the utterance in Luwian as follows: “Šanta, the king, the gods Annarumenzi, who wear blood-red robes Lūlahi deities who wear cloaks, do not approach this door again with evil intentions!”