Japanese is called a mixed script because kanji may be phonetically and/or ideographically used. The challenge is knowing how each kanji is being used within a word. This is especially true when only names are available. When looking up LinA words in the Japanese dictionary, I frequently encounter multiple definitions as well as names, which […]
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Stone inscription 22.5” x 8.33” (57 cm x 22 cm) .1 a-ri-si-to-ti-ma-se 1. a-ri-si-to*ti-ma-se | † ἄριστοτίμασι(ς) (aristotimasis) | † honoring the best, honoring the noblest .1 ἄριστοτίμασι honoring the best, the noblest Notes: Masson translates as Ἀριστοτίμας, which presumes an anthroponym rather than a generic reference. Cf. similar Greek compounds (e.g. ἀριστοπάλας (aristopalas) “the best […]
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