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The Decipherment of Linear B: KN Db 1198+

Sheep Husbandry Scribe 117 ta-na-po-so / ra-su-to   OVIS:m 82 OVIS:f 18 1. OVIS:f | sheep: female; ewes 2. OVIS:m | sheep: male; rams 3. ra-su-to | ῥήϊστο(ς) (reistos) (Epic, Ionic) | easy, pleasant; the least painful; requiring delay 3. ra-su-to | ῥαίστω(ρ) (raistor) | one that accomplishes 4. ta-na-po-so | τανύπους (tanupous) (Epic) | long […]

Colors in Linear B Texts

INDEX LinB words e-re-u-ti-ja | e-ru-ta-ra | ka-na-ko | ka-pi-ni-ja | ko-ro-ki-ja | o-ta-re-wo | po-ni-ki-jo | po-pu-ri.jo | po-ro-ko | re-u-ka | ro-u-si-jo | Greek words †ἐρευθία | ἐρευθιάω | ἐρυθρή | καπνία | κνακός | κνηκός | κροκίας | λευκά | ὄστρειον | ὄστρειος | ὄστρεον | ὀστρεώ- | φοινίκεος | φοινίκιος | […]