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In this paper a new interpretation of the  hatura -clauses in the Hieroglyphic Luwian Assur letters will be presented. First of all, it will be argued that the Hieroglyphic Luwian lexeme  hatura -, which is usually connected to the Hittite verb  ḫatrae - ‘to send’, ‘to write’ and translated as ‘letter’, is in fact related to the Hittite word  ḫattuli - and Cuneiform Luwian  ḫattulaḫid- , meaning ‘health’,‘wellbeing’. Secondly, the article will suggest that the Hieroglyphic Luwian word  api,  which is usually translated as ‘back’, or ‘again’, primarily functions as a discourse marker. Lastly, it will be proposed that the Hieroglyphic Luwian word for ‘letter’ or ‘message’ is (*205) atun ( i ) - . These new interpretations yield a better understanding of the opening lines of the Assur-letters and elucidate some other opaque passages of this intriguing correspondence. 1

zeitschrift für assyriologie und vorderasiatische archäologie

A New Interpretation of the Opening Lines of the Assur Letters: Including a Discussion of the Hieroglyphic Luwian Lexemes  hatura -,  api  and (*205) atun ( i )-