𒅗𒆷𒀝𒋻

Hittite

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Etymology

See 𒂵𒆷𒀝𒋻 (“(opium) poppy?”).

Noun

𒅗𒆷𒀝𒋻 • (ka-al-ak-tar /kalaktar/) n

1. Alternative form of 𒂵𒆷𒀝𒋻
   • KUB 33.62.II:

     parḫuenaš=šan kitta nu=ššan parā tallian[za] ēš / (15′) kalaktar=šan kitta nu=ššan parā k[alanganza ēš] / ^GIŠPÈŠ maḫḫan miliddu ANA ^dIM ^URUKul[iuwišna] / (17′) ZI^TUM anda QATAMMA milittišdu.

     Parḫuena-is lying here, be(come) completely calmed thereby; kalaktar is lying here so [be] completely s[oothed] thereby! As fig is sweet may likewise the soul of the Stormgod of Kul[iwišna] be sweet!

Inflection

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References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “kalank-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 428
• Francia, Rita (2023) “HITTITE GALAKTAR “OPIUM (POPPY)”?”, in By God's Grace: Ancient Anatolian Studies Presented to Aram Kosyan on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday, pages 69–85