Updated on March 1, 2018 Although Linear A* and Linear B are deemed distinct scripts, their mutual influence is demonstrated through phonetic comparisons (see Younger). And, although both Linear B and Arcado-Cypriot (Linear C) are deemed Greek scripts, there has been no concerted effort to compare them, perhaps because it is believed that the two Greek scripts represent […]
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Updated on February 27, 2018 Whereas LinB and LinC may be distinguished by their respective treatments of anthroponyms, LinA may be distinguished by the absence of anthroponyms. These distinctions merit scrutiny. The absence of anthroponyms in LinA can perhaps be explained in modern terms. In Japanese society, the individual is typically subordinated for the good of the community. […]
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 […]
INDEX LinA words u.di.mi | u.su | Greek words Σύμη | Japanese words (Hiragana) うじみ | うす | うつ | Japanese words (Kanji) 氏見 | 臼 | 伐つ | Japanese words (Katakana) † ウシーミ | Japanese words (Romaji) ujimi | usu | utsu | u.di.mi | うじみ (ujimi) u.di.mi | 氏見 (ujimi) | † clan visitation […]
INDEX LinA words te.ki | te.tu | Japanese words (Hiragana) てつ | Japanese words (Kanji) 敵 | 鉄 | 鉄塩 Japanese words (Katakana) テキ | Japanese words (Romaji) teki | tetsu | te.ki | テキ (teki) te.ki | テキ (teki) | beefsteak, prob. from 叩き (tataki) | minced or pounded meat or fish te.ki | […]
INDEX LinA words sa.ta | se.to.i.ja | si+di (528) | si.di.ja | si.ka | su.ki.ri.ta | su+mi (622) | Greek words στοiά | συγχριστός | συχρίτη | Japanese words (Kanji) 沙汰 | 指示 | 疵瑕 | 済 | Japanese words (Katakana) さた | しじ | しじや | しか | すみ | Japanese words (Romaji) sata […]
INDEX LinA words qe.ku.re | qe.si.te | qe.ti | Japanese words (Romaji) kakure | kashite | kachi | Japanese words (Hiragana) かくれ | かして | かち | Japanese words (Kanji) 隠れ | † 貨仕 | 価値 | Greek words Κόρκῡρα | qe.ku.re | かくれ (kakure) qe.ku.re | 隠れ (kakure) | concealed, hidden; crypto-, underground, qe.ku.re | Κό(ρ)κῡρα (korkyra) […]
INDEX LinA words pa.i.to | pa.ta.ne | Japanese words (Romaji) katane | patane | Japanese words (Hiragana) パタネ | Japanese words (Katakana) カタネ | Greek words κατάνη | Κατάνη | φαῖστος |Φαῖστος | pa.i.to | φαῖ(σ)το(ς) (phaistos) | bright, shining pa.i.to | Φαῖ(σ)το(ς) (Phaestos) (attested) HT 97 (HT Scribe 7) HT 120 (HT Scribe 6) […]
INDEX LinA words ni | Japanese words (Hiragana) に | Japanese words (Kanji) 丹 Japanese words (Romaji) ni ni > に ni > 丹 (ni) | “red earth (which contains cinnabar or minium), vermilion” Haghia Triada (HT Scribes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16-17, 19, 20, unknown) Khania (KH Scribes […]
INDEX LinA words ma.di | ma.ka.ri.te | ma+ru.me | Greek words Μηδίς | μήρυμα | Japanese words (Hiragana) まじ | まかりでる | Japanese words (Kanji) 蠱 | Japanese words (Romaji) maji | makarideru | ma.di | まじ (maji) ma.di | 蠱 (maji) | (1) charmed and cursed, (2) something that bewilders, something that leads one […]
INDEX LinA words ka.si | ki | ki.da.ro | ki.ki.na | ki.ra | ki.ri.si | ki.ro | ko.sa.[i].te | ku.ma.ju |ku.ra | ku.re.ju | ku.ro | Japanese words (Hiragana) かし | き | きら | きりいし | きろ | こうさいあいて | くら | † くまゆ | くれえじゅ | くる | Japanese words (Kanji) 瑕疵 | 酒 […]
INDEX LinA words ja.di.ro | ja.qif | je | Japanese words (Hiragana) へ | じゃけ | じゃき | ざけ | †はしろ | Japanese words (Kanji) 瓮 | 邪気 | 邪鬼 | †白巳呂 | Japanese words (Romaji) †hashiro | he | jake | jaki | zake | Greek words ᾿Ιακή | τζάκι | he | へ […]
INDEX LinA words i.du.ne.si | i.ka | Greek words ἡδονῆς | Japanese words (Hiragana) いか | Japanese words (Kanji) 以下 | Japanese words (Romaji) ika | HT 13 (HT Scribe 8) i.du.ne.si | ἡδονῆ(ς) (hêdonês) | (1) enjoyment, pleasure; (2) † dessert or sweet meats Richard Vallance deserves credit for recognizing ἡδύνω (hêdunô) “to make […]
INDEX LinA words e.to.ri | Japanese words (Hiragana) えとり | Japanese words (Kanji) †餌取 | Japanese words (Romaji) etori | e.to.ri | えとり (etori) e.to.ri | † 餌取 (etori) | † to earn profit 餌 (e) “(1) food; bait, prey (2) tempting profit 取る (toru) “(1) to earn, to harvest, to choose, to pick up […]
INDEX LinA words da.ka | da.ne.ku.ti | da.qe.ra | da.ta.ra | de.di | ]di.ra.di.na | di.re.di.na | di.ri.na | du.pu 2.re | Hebrew words דִּבְּר֥וּ | Japanese words (Hiragana) †ダネ口 | デジ | ジリナ | Japanese words (Kanji) 高 | 出路 | † ジレ寺内 | Japanese words (Katakana) だか | だから | だったら | でえびる | […]
INDEX LinA words ai | a.ma | a.ri.su | a.sa Japanese words (Hiragana) あい | あま | あさ | Japanese words (Kanji) 藍 | 天 | 亜麻 | 麻 | 苧 | Japanese words (Katakana) アーリス | Japanese words (Romaji) ai | ama | Arliss | asa | ai | あい (ai) ai | 藍 (ai) | […]
Nodule PH Wa 32 PH Scribe unknown su.ki.ri.ta is a Greek word that appears alone in this LinA context at Phaistos and at least five times on LinB tablets as they pertain to sheep. This LinA nodule has been dated to MMIII (sometime between 1700-1550 BCE). If this nodule belongs to LinB, rather than to LinA, it appears roughly […]
A roundel with a triton seal α. ha.di | β. ro 1. ja.di.ro | †白巳呂 (hashiro) | †a white serpent with a hermitage α. 白巳 β. 呂 α. a white serpent β. (with) a hermitage Notes: Henshall [Kanji #56] states that, in ancient times, snakes and insects were treated alike, so that 虫 mushi is a crawling […]
MA Wc 5 Roundel Inventory marker MA Scribe unknown Side α .1 a.sa .2 da.ka Side β .1 GRA “E” 4 a.sa | 麻 (asa) | flax (Linum usitatissimum), linseed; hemp (Cannabis sativa) da.ka | 高 (daka) | quantity; number, volume E | 1/4 [?] GRA | grain (counter) Side α .1 麻 flax .2 高 quantity Side β […]
Noduli HT Wa 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018 HT Scribe 54 HT Wa 1027, 1028 HT Scribes unknown Each of two hanging noduli, Wa 1027 and 1028, bears one sign on each of two faces; John Younger confirms a reading of either ka.si or si.ka so that the dual signs may perhaps be associated with si.ka on […]
SIGN INDEX By Numeric Reference 010 (U) | By Phonetic Value U (010) | U AB *010 uji, uji-, shi “family name, surname; clan, lineage” Comparison with the Greek /ϝ/ (digamma) arises from Richard Vallance-Janke’s comparison of AB *010 with the Latin /F/. Both letters are phonetically associated with /v/. In HT 117, u.di.mi may be […]
SIGN INDEX *= Proposed By Numeric Reference 062 (PTE) | By Phonetic Value PTE (062) | PTE B *062 pte-no | πτηνός (ptenos) | flying, winged πτερόν (pteron) | a winged creature Cf. pe-te-re-wa or pte-re-wa > πτελέα (ptelea) “an elm”, which is called “the spreading tree” and which was among the woods used in chariot-wheel […]
SIGN INDEX *= Proposed By Numeric Reference 061 (O) | By Phonetic Value O (061) | O AB *061 GEN “beginning, origin, source” NO, no, o “from, of; possessive particle” no “fountain, spring” Some interpret this sign as a throne and sceptre. However, the seeming haphazard nature of the first two LinA signs belie this […]
SIGN INDEX *= Proposed By Numeric Reference 006 (NA) | 024 (NE) | 052 (NO) | By Phonetic Value NA (006) | NE (024) | NO (052) | NA AB 006 na | 柰 (NA, NAI) | to bear, to endure naichuu | interior pillar ναός (naos) or νηός (neos) | a dwelling, a shrine, […]
SIGN INDEX *= Proposed By Numeric Reference 080 (MA) | By Phonetic Value MA (080) | MA AB *080 MA “demon, devil, evil spirit, witch” This image has long been interpreted as a cat, which appears feasible for the first three LinA signs but loses credibility with the LinB signs, which give the impression of […]
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