The hieroglyphs were "Luvian," not Egyptian, a script used by the Hittites along with cuneiform. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
I think this story just reinforced my already existing compulsion to get much more serious about studying hieroglyphic Luvian. From Wordnik.com. [Physorg.com: Archeologists discover temple that sheds light on 'Dark Age'] Reference
It is one of the features of the so-called "Anatolian linguistic area" and exists in Hurrian, Urartian, Hittite and Luvian, namely in possessive constructions. From Wordnik.com. [Nouns modifying nouns in Etruscan and related languages] Reference
The other was Anatolian, a branch which includes Hittite and Luvian. From Wordnik.com. [Atlas Shrugs] Reference
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