RT Article T1 The problem of the Luwian title tarwanis JF Altorientalische Forschungen VO 36 IS 1 SP 140 OP 145 A1 Giusfredi, Federico LA German YR 2009 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1801473919 AB This article takes into consideration the different proposals advanced so far on the origin and meaning of the Iron age Hieroglyphic Luwian title tarwanis (normally translated as “ruler”) as well as of the abstract noun tarwan(a)- and the verb tarwanaza- , by providing a complete list of all the attestations within the Neo-Hittite corpus . Advantages and weaknesses of each theory are critically examined on the levels of both etymology and semantics. In conclusion, the hypothesis of a connection to the Hittite verb tarḫ(u)- is reconsidered in light of the data we now posses about Anatolian and Luwian morphology and phonology. K1 IUDEX K1 Neo-Hittite K1 Hieroglyphic Luwian K1 Iron Age K1 tarwanis DO 10.1524/aofo.2009.0007