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Document Details : Title: Ties that Bind Subtitle: A New Interpretation of the Hittite Verb šai-/šiye- Author(s): WAAL, Willemijn Journal: Anatolica Volume: 49 Date: 2023 Pages: 187-205 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.49.0.3292775 Abstract : In this article, a new interpretation of the Hittite verb šai-/šiye- will be proposed. It will be argued that the basic meaning of this verb is not ‘to (im)press’, but rather ‘to tie (a knot), to bind together, to fasten’. With respect to sealing, it refers to the tying of strings, which was an important component of Hittite sealing practices. Its antonym is the verb kīnu-, which refers to the opening or splitting apart of objects that were formerly joined together. |
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