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The Decipherment of Linear B: KN V 280

The Merchant’s Tablet Merchant’s inventory Scribe 124 .1  wo-de-wi-jo .2 .3 .4 .5  to-pe-za , o-u-ki-te-mi  + .6 .7 .8 .9 .10 .11  a-pe-ti-ra2  o-u-te-mi  + .12  o-u-te-mi  + .13  o-u-te-mi  + .14  o-u-te-mi  + .15  e-pi , i-ku-wo-i-pi + = ro || from ku.ro “to count” | *plus [+] a-pe-ti-ri.ja | ηπήτρια (epetria) | cobbler, […]

The Decipherment of Linear B: PY Cc 665

Updated on February 09, 2014 Shrine Livestock Scribe 21 .1  ne-wo-pe-o , po-ti-ni-ja OVIS:m 100 SUS 190 ne-o-pe-o | *ναόπαό (naopao) (Doric) | *dwelling or shrine of a kinsman by marriage OVIS:m | sheep: male; rams po-ti-ni-ja | πότνια (Potnia) | lady, mistress SUS | pigs .1  *ναόπαό πότνια: rams 100, pigs 190 shrine to Potnia: 100 rams, […]

Linear C to Greek: *ta-mo-ne to ti-o

INDEX LinC words ta-mo-ne | ti-ma-o-se | ti-mo or ti-mo | ti-o | Greek words ταμών | τεο | τέο | τέος | τεός | τῑμαῖος | τῖμος | τίος | τιός | τίω | τίως | *ta-mo-ne | ταμών (tamon) | that which was cut; † separation ICS 152 *ta-mo-ne is the antonym of *ka-mo-se […]

Linear C to Greek: sa-la-mi-ni-o-se to se-la-mi-ni-o-se

INDEX LinC words sa-la-mi-ni-o-se | sa-ta-sa-ko-ra-u | sa-ta-sa-to-ro | se-la-mi-ni-o-se | Greek words Σᾰλᾰμῑ́νιος | Στᾱσίχορος | Στησιχόρου | sa-la-mi-ni-o-se | Σαλαμῑνιος (Saliminios) | from Salamis, a Salaminian ICS 392 See alt. se-la-mi-ni-o-se. 08.14.15 sa-ta-sa-ko-ra-u | στησιχόρου (Stêsikhorou) | one who establishes and leads χοροί (khoroi) “dances” ICS 105 sa-ta-sa-ko-ra-u and infl. sa-ta-sa-to-ro demonstrate the […]

Linear C to Greek: pa-si-le-u-se to pi-lo-ke-re-wo

INDEX LinC words pa-si-le-u-se | pi-la-ko | pi-lo-ke-re-wo | Greek words βασιλεύς | φῐλήκο’ος | φῐλήκως | † φίλοκρέων | pa-si-le-u-se | βασιλεύς (basileus) (attested) | a chief, a commander, a king ICS 217 03.09.15 pi-la-ko | φῐλήκο’ος (pileko’os) | fond of hearing discourse pi-la-ko | φῐλήκως (pilekos) | fondly hearing discourse φίλος (pilos, philos) […]

Linear C to Greek: o* to o-u-ki-ta-le-sa

INDEX LinC words o | o-lo-pi-o | o-pe-le-ta-u | o-te | o-u-ki-ta-le-sa Greek words † ὅλοπῖο | †ὁπλιτέυ | ὁπλιτεύω | ὅτε | οὐ | † ουκιτέλεσα | ὠφελητέον | o* | οὐ | the negative of fact and statement ICS 152 οὐ = Ionic οὐκί, οὐχί. The evolution from οὐκί and οὐχί to οὐ is […]

Linear C to Greek: ni-ko-la-o-se to ni-ko-la-wo

INDEX LinC words ni-ko-la-o-se | ni-ko-la-wo | Greek words †νικόλαος | †νικολάω ni-ko-la-o-se | †νικόλαος (nikolaos) | victorious soldiers ni-ko | νῖκος (nikos) | victory la-o-se | λαός (laos) | men, people; soldiers la-o-se | λεώς (leos) (Attic) | men, people; soldiers la-o-se | ληός (leos) (Ionic) | men, people; soldiers ICS 439 νῖκος is […]

Linear C to Greek: *ka-mo-se* to ko-lo

INDEX LinC words ka-mo-se | ka-ru-xe* | ka-te-te | ke-re-te-o* | ke-ta-i | ki-a-i | ko-lo | Greek words γάμος | καθετήρ | κάρυξ | κᾶρυξ | κέεσθαι | κέεται | κεῖαι | κεῖσθαι | κεῖται | κῆαι | κήαι | κήρυκας | κῆρυξ | κήρυξις | κόλος | κρατέω | κρετέω | κυλλός | κυλός […]

Linear C to Greek: i-ta-i

INDEX LinC words i-ta-i | Greek words ἧσθαι | ἧσται | ἱστᾷ | i-ta-i | ἧ(σ)θαι (estai) | to sit, to be idle, to be encamped i-ta-i | ἧ(σ)ται (estai) | to sit, to be idle, to be encamped i-ta-i | ἱ(σ)τᾷ (istai) | it lies, it stands; s/he lies, s/he stands ICS 217, 219 […]

Linear C to Greek: e-ko-to-se to e-u-wa-ko-ro

INDEX LinC words e-ko-to-se | e-pi-ke-ne | e-u-ko-la | e-u-wa-ko-ro | Greek words ἄμμι | ἐκτός | ἕκτος | ἔκτοσε | ἐχθός | ἐμέ | ἐμίν | ἐπικενης | εὔαγρος | εὐχωλᾶς | εὐχωλῆς | ἠμί | e-ko-to-se | ἔκτοσε (ektose) | outside, without e-ko-to-se | ἐκτός | outside, without; an external thing, esp. a […]

Linear C to Greek: a-i-we-i to a-ri-si-to*wa-na-xe

INDEX LinC words a-i-we-i | a-mu-se | a-ne-u | a-ri-si-to | a-ri-si-to-ti-ma-se | a-ri-si-to-wa-na-xe | Greek words αἰεί | ἄμυξις | ἄμυσσε | ἄνευ | ἄριστος | ἀρίστως | †ἄριστοτίμασις | †ἀριστωαναξ | a-i-we-i | αἰεί (attested) | always, forever (Ionic, poetic for ἀεί) ICS 217 02.19.15 a-mu-se* | ἄμυξι(ς) (amucis) | mangling, rending, tearing; […]

Linear B to Greek: za-ma-e-wi-ja to ze-u-ke-si

INDEX LinB words za-ma-e-wi-ja | za-we-te | ze-u-ke-si Greek words *ζέμα’αἶα | ζεῦξις | ζῆτα | ζητέω | za-ma-e-wi-ja | *ζέμα’αἶα   (zama’aia) | *earth decoction (pigment) za-ma | ζέμα (zema) | decoction, fermentation e-wi-ja | αἶα | earth, land Pylos (Scribe 2) 07.15.14 za-we-te | ζῆτα (zeta) | the Greek letter Z za-we-te | ζητέ(ω) (zetew) | […]

Linear B to Greek: wo-na-si

PRONUNCIATION KEY *042 WO Initial /wo/ to /ο/ Final /wo/ to /ω/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words wo-na-si Greek words ὄνασις | ὤνησις wo-na-si | ὄνασι(ς) (onasis) (Doric) | advantage, profit, purchase wo-na-si | ὤνησι(ς) (onesis) | advantage, profit, purchase KN Gv 683 (Scribe unknown) Cf. Onassis (Ωνάση), the name of the […]

Linear B to Greek: wo-de-wi-jo to wo-do

PRONUNCIATION KEY *040 WI /wi/ to /ι/ The glide /w/ is dropped. *042 WO Initial /wo/ to /ο/ Final /wo/ to /ω/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words wo-de-wi-jo | wo-di-jo | wo-do | Greek words ὁδαῖος | ὅδιος | ὁδός | wo-de-wi-jo | ὁδαῖο(ς) | merchandise; that for which a merchant travels […]

Linear B to Greek: we-qe

PRONUNCIATION KEY *075 WE Initial and medial /we/ to /ε/ The glide /w/ is dropped. Final /we/ to /ς/ The morphology suggests stem /ς/. *040 WI /wi/ to /ι/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words Greek words

Linear B to Greek: we-ke

PRONUNCIATION KEY *054 WA /wa/ to /α/ The glide /w/ is dropped. *075 WE Initial and medial /we/ to /ε/ The glide /w/ is dropped. Final /we/ to /ς/ The morphology suggests stem /ς/. INDEX LinB words we-ke | Greek words εχε | we-ke | εχε | to bear, to bring, to carry PY Ta […]

Linear B to Greek: wa to wa-o

PRONUNCIATION KEY *054 WA /wa/ to /α/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words wa | wa-ke-i-jo | wa-na-ka-te | wa-na-ka-te-ro | wa-o Greek words α privative | ἀχαιός | Ἀχαιός | ἄνακτες | ἀνακαθαίρω | ἄω | wa | α | the following wa | α | α (alpha) privative, which expresses lack KN F […]

Linear B to Greek: u-do-ro

u-do-ro | ὕδωρ (hudor or hydor) | water PY Tn 996 (Scribe Cii) u-do-ro may also be found in the water-related prefix, ύδρο- (hudro or hydro-) and in ὕδρος (hudros or hydros) “water serpent”, which is found in the myth of the many-headed Hydra.  Cf. ὑγρός (hugros or hygros) “fluid, moist, wet”.  On PY Tn 996, u-do-ro […]

Linear B to Greek: tu-ka-na to tu-wo

INDEX LinB words tu-ka-na | tu-we-a | tu-wo | Greek words θυία | θύος | θύω | τύγχανε | τυκάνη | tu-ka-na | τύγχανε (tunkhane) | is hitting tu-ka-na | τυκάνη (tukane) | an instrument for thrashing (threshing) Knossos Ap 639, 5864 (Scribe 103) IPN tu-ka-na is a feminine name, which may refer to a […]

Linear B to Greek: to-pe-za to to-pe-zo

INDEX LinB words to-pe-za | to-pe-zo | Greek words *τοπαζη | τόπαζος | τοπάζω | to-pe-za | *τοπαζη | *yellow or Asian topaz *= to-pe-zo Knossos (Scribe “124”), Pylos (Scribe 2) to-pe-zo | τοπάζω (topazo) | yellow or Asian topaz from to-pe-zo | τόπαζο(ς) (topazos) | to aim at, to put in a place PY Ta […]

Linear B to Greek: ti-ri-jo-we to to-ni-jo

INDEX LinB words ti-ri-jo-we | ti-ri-o-we-e | ti-ri-po | ti-ri-to | ti-ri-po-de | ti-ri-po-di-ko | to-me-o | to-ni-jo | Greek words τομάω | τονέω | τονίζω | τόνιος | τριος |τριοσι | τρίπος | τρίποδας | *τριποδιχω | τρίστο | Τριτο | τρίτος | ti-ri-jo-we | *τριος (trios) | *three-year PY Ta 641 (Scribe 641) ti-ri-jo-we appears to […]

Linear B to Greek: ti-no

INDEX LinB words ti-no | Greek words τίνω | ti-no | τίνω (tino) | to pay a price Knossos, Pylos

Linear B to Greek: te-o to te-o-na

INDEX LinB words te-o | te-o-jo | te-o-na | Greek words τέος | τέω | τεοιο | τέων | τέωνα | te-o | τέο(ς) | (1) a thing, (2) your te-o | τέω (teo) | a thing (Ionic) Knossos, Pylos In PY Eo 276, scribe 41 substitutes te-o-jo with te-o. See also te-o-na. It is […]

Linear B to Greek: ta-wo to ta-wo-no

INDEX LinB words ta-wo | ta-wo-no | Greek words ταώς | ταώνων | ταῶνος | ta-wo | ταώ(ς) (taos) | a peacock KN X 7924 (Scribe unknown) The peacock was sacred to Hera. See infl. ta-wo-no and syn. pa-si-te-o-i. 10.09.14 ta-wo-no | ταώνω(ν) (taonon) | of a peacock ta-wo-no | ταῶνο(ς) (taonos) | of a peacock […]

Linear B to Greek: ta-na-po-so to ta-ra-nu-we

INDEX LinB words ta-na-po-so | ta-ra-nu | ta-ra-nu-we | Greek words ταναύπους | τανύπους | θρῆνυς | ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ta-na-po-so | ταναύπους (tanaupous) | long footed, long shanked ta-na-po-so | τανύπους (tanupous) (Epic) | long footed, long shanked ta-na | ταναός (tanaos) | long, stretched po-so | πούς (pous) | foot KN Db 1198+, Dv 1410+ […]

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