Die Etymologie von tekri-, einem hapax legomenon in den ,Mannestaten Suppiluliumas‘

One of the best-known episodes described in the “Deeds of Suppiluliuma” is, when the Hittite king receives a letter from an Egyptian queen whose name is given as “Dahamunzu” in the cuneiform script. One crucial sentence in this part of the text ( tekri-wa naḫmi ) has always been difficult to underst...

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Auteur principal: Breyer, Francis (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Allemand
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Publié: 2010
Dans: Altorientalische Forschungen
Année: 2010, Volume: 37, Numéro: 1, Pages: 95-103
Sujets non-standardisés:B tekri
B Deeds of Suppiluliuma
B Dahamunzu
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Résumé:One of the best-known episodes described in the “Deeds of Suppiluliuma” is, when the Hittite king receives a letter from an Egyptian queen whose name is given as “Dahamunzu” in the cuneiform script. One crucial sentence in this part of the text ( tekri-wa naḫmi ) has always been difficult to understand since the exact meaning of the lexeme tekri - is not known. Nevertheless, many scholars have guessed a translation such as “ I fear such disgrace ” or similar. Since “ Dahamunzu ” has long been discovered to be the rendering of the Egyptian royal title tᴈ-ḥᵓ m.t nsw , an Egyptian etymology of tekri - does not seem unlikeley. It can indeed be interpreted as phonologically equivalent to Late Egyptian tᴈ-kᴈ.t “ vulva ” or “ cunt ” in the sense of “ prostitute ” or simply as a disrespective designation for a woman.
ISSN:2196-6761
Contient:Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2010.0008