A Hoplite tool or weapon Scribe unknown Relative date: 1050-950 BCE A Cypro-Minoan (Linear C) inscription, which has been identified as the earliest example of Greek writing on Cyprus, is found on a bronze ὀβελός (obelos) “a pointed square pillar” or “a spit“. This implement was discovered in 1979 at Palaepaphos “Old Paphos” and is dated to […]
Archives for September, 2014
The Pirates’ Tablet Pirates’ spoils Scribe 126 .a / de-so-mo .b ku-ka-ro / pi-ri-je-te pa-ka-na a-ra-ru-wo-a PUG 3 a-ra-ru-wo-a | *ἀρηρυοα (areruoa) | * booty taken by force, plunder de-so-mo | δασμό(ς) (dasmos) | the division of spoils de-so-mo | δεσμό(ς) (desmos) | bonds, chains; imprisonment ku-ka-ro | kukkaro | Cuccaro (Vetere) pa-ka-na | *φάκανα for (σ)φάγνο(ς) (spagnos) […]
The Lamb Tablet KN Db 1232 Scribe 117 .1 OVIS:m 23 , OVIS:f 27 .2 NA-PU-TI-JO / ti-ri-to , pe-ri-qo-ro-jo** na-pu-ti-jo | νηπύτιο(ς) (neputios) | a small child; childish OVIS:f | sheep: female; ewes OVIS:m | sheep: male; rams pe-ri-qo-ro-jo** | *περιχωρόζω (perikhorozo) | *to be round about a place, to dance or to caper about, to be […]
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