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caique on Greek like Khotanese ^w^ysrp-),^ and 5v
"man, male" (cf. Khotanese Wakhi 5%y), which is found as
a name in itself (34-108 = Nr. 49c; 39-96; 39-99; also 5x\ 29-2
= Nr. 41) and in the compound (34-90 = Nr. 92b; 36-81;
Oshibat). A particularly interesting form is xsrS "power, rule"
from Old Iranian which displays an unusual phonetic
development of "A3 to and which occurs in a large number
of derivatives: (5-29 = Nr. 78b; 36-75) andxs7*6%% (31-88
= Nr. 71c; 31-89), xsr5my^(?) (34-62), (47-9 = Nr. 38b),
(50-8 = Nr. 4b), y'MxsrS (53-28), and twHwsrS (Thor
North).
Probably the main importance of the material lies in the large
number of personal names which it attests. For the first time it
provides a corpus of Sogdian names large enough to be regarded
as a typical cross-section — at least, of names used by males of a
particular social group. The "heroic" style is one of the favourite
types of name. Here belong names such as (see above) and its
synonym myty "man" (36-96 = Nr. 109a; 36-97 = Nr. 109b;
48-2; 50-27 = Nr. 10; Oshibat)^, as well as compound names using
elements such as 'sp "horse", "tiger", rzw "line of battle",
sp'6 "army", "victorious", and "strong", e.g. st'sp
(34-85 = Nr. 99b), THwyKJ (53-17),prppmy^ (31-51), rzw^M^p?
(50-17 = Nr. 123), '-sp"5p?*% (40-16), (34-74 = Nr. 52b),
7yHW7M (for references see below, fn. 22). Theophoric names are
even more common, the most frequently named divinities being
Nane and Wakhush(u) "the Oxus". HUMBACH has given a list of
names consisting of a divine name plus j3?2^ "slave",^ to which
one can now add )3y'??;72j3y?^ (31-63 = Nr. 65c; 50-7; 50-27 = Nr.
10; miswritten )3y 36-91; cf. also '^3y TMPiyH^?), 36-92,
and '(iy'mMyKFA, 5 3-29),^ "slave of Rich One" (36-
17 Cf. BURROW, 1934: 514 and H.W. BAILEY THOMAS, 1936:
790-791.
18 As in "greenish, bluish", cf. WEBER, 1970: 154.
19 For a different view on the signification of the name see HUM-
BACH, 1981. 90.
20 HUMBACH, 1980: 203-204.
21 The same shadowy divinity is later attested by the Manichean personal
name&y'fMMwrz, on which see SIMS-WILLIAMS, 1985: 164.
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"man, male" (cf. Khotanese Wakhi 5%y), which is found as
a name in itself (34-108 = Nr. 49c; 39-96; 39-99; also 5x\ 29-2
= Nr. 41) and in the compound (34-90 = Nr. 92b; 36-81;
Oshibat). A particularly interesting form is xsrS "power, rule"
from Old Iranian which displays an unusual phonetic
development of "A3 to and which occurs in a large number
of derivatives: (5-29 = Nr. 78b; 36-75) andxs7*6%% (31-88
= Nr. 71c; 31-89), xsr5my^(?) (34-62), (47-9 = Nr. 38b),
(50-8 = Nr. 4b), y'MxsrS (53-28), and twHwsrS (Thor
North).
Probably the main importance of the material lies in the large
number of personal names which it attests. For the first time it
provides a corpus of Sogdian names large enough to be regarded
as a typical cross-section — at least, of names used by males of a
particular social group. The "heroic" style is one of the favourite
types of name. Here belong names such as (see above) and its
synonym myty "man" (36-96 = Nr. 109a; 36-97 = Nr. 109b;
48-2; 50-27 = Nr. 10; Oshibat)^, as well as compound names using
elements such as 'sp "horse", "tiger", rzw "line of battle",
sp'6 "army", "victorious", and "strong", e.g. st'sp
(34-85 = Nr. 99b), THwyKJ (53-17),prppmy^ (31-51), rzw^M^p?
(50-17 = Nr. 123), '-sp"5p?*% (40-16), (34-74 = Nr. 52b),
7yHW7M (for references see below, fn. 22). Theophoric names are
even more common, the most frequently named divinities being
Nane and Wakhush(u) "the Oxus". HUMBACH has given a list of
names consisting of a divine name plus j3?2^ "slave",^ to which
one can now add )3y'??;72j3y?^ (31-63 = Nr. 65c; 50-7; 50-27 = Nr.
10; miswritten )3y 36-91; cf. also '^3y TMPiyH^?), 36-92,
and '(iy'mMyKFA, 5 3-29),^ "slave of Rich One" (36-
17 Cf. BURROW, 1934: 514 and H.W. BAILEY THOMAS, 1936:
790-791.
18 As in "greenish, bluish", cf. WEBER, 1970: 154.
19 For a different view on the signification of the name see HUM-
BACH, 1981. 90.
20 HUMBACH, 1980: 203-204.
21 The same shadowy divinity is later attested by the Manichean personal
name&y'fMMwrz, on which see SIMS-WILLIAMS, 1985: 164.
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