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Tag: ancient Anatolian languages

Hieroglyphic Luwian text Hieroglyphic Luwian text, Ankara, Türkiye

Hieroglyph meaning “city” in the Luwian language spoken in Anatolia deciphered

A research team led by Petra M. Goedegebuure of the University of Chicago has published a groundbreaking study in the academic journal Anatolian Studies on the Luwian language for ‘city’ spoken in ancient Anatolia. In addition to providing a thorough linguistic analysis of the term in question, this study investigates the cultural and social meanings