Remarks on the name of the Carians
Kr̥ka-, the Old Persian name for the Carians, has nothing to do with Kar(a)kiša and Karkiya, countries mentioned in Hittite sources. The meaning of Old Persian *kr̥ka- is ‘rooster’, and the Carians were called so because of the crest on their helmets (Plutarch), but probably also because of their si...
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| description | Kr̥ka-, the Old Persian name for the Carians, has nothing to do with Kar(a)kiša and Karkiya, countries mentioned in Hittite sources. The meaning of Old Persian *kr̥ka- is ‘rooster’, and the Carians were called so because of the crest on their helmets (Plutarch), but probably also because of their similar name, attested without -ka- in other languages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8b77b8152364e9ba986fe6a3d6a0e6d2023-02-15T16:20:29ZdeuAkdeniz UniversityGephyra1309-39242651-50592018-11-0116131710.37095/gephyra.479334324Remarks on the name of the CariansDiether SchürrKr̥ka-, the Old Persian name for the Carians, has nothing to do with Kar(a)kiša and Karkiya, countries mentioned in Hittite sources. The meaning of Old Persian *kr̥ka- is ‘rooster’, and the Carians were called so because of the crest on their helmets (Plutarch), but probably also because of their similar name, attested without -ka- in other languages.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gephyra/issue/39893/479334?publisher=nalan-eda-akyurek-sahinkarkišakarkiyacariansold persianplutarchnicknameskarkišakarkiyaeski persçeploutarkhostakma adlarkaryalılar |
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| topic | karkiša karkiya carians old persian plutarch nicknames karkiša karkiya eski persçe ploutarkhos takma adlar karyalılar |
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