Category archives for Toponyms

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: u.di.mi to u.su

u.di.mi | u.su | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. u.di.mi HT 117 (HT Scribe 9) 氏見 (ujimi) | † clan visitation  氏 (uji, uji-, shi) | family name, surname; bclan, lineage 見 (mi) | seeing, viewing ウシーミ (ushiimi) > † Σύμη (Syme or Symi, Simi) | Symi island, Greece Symi island [Greece] The […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: si.di.ja

si.di.ja | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. si.di.ja HT 126 (HT Scribe unknown) しじや (shijiya) | Ash Shidiya, Jordan Wadi Ash Shidiyah, Jordan Although the Phoenicians have been credited with the production of Tyrian purple, evidence suggests that, as early as the middle Minoan period (1900 to 1700 BCE), the Minoans had learned […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: qe.ku.re to qe.ri.ja

qe.ku.re | qe.ri.ja | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. qe.ku.re HT 20 (HT Scribe 10) qe.ku.re | 隠れ (kakure) | concealed, hidden; crypto-, underground ku.ra | 倉 (kura) | a cellar, a depository, a granary, a magazine, a treasury, a warehouse Κόρκῡρα (Korkyra) | Kerkyra, Corcyra, Corfu [Kerkyra, Greece] A notable example of […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: pa.ta.ne to pi.sa

pa.ta.ne | pi.sa | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. pa.ta.ne HT 94 (HT Scribe 9) HT We 1019 (HT Scribe unknown) パタネ (patane) | Patane (unknown name) カタネ (katane) | Catana, Katane κατάνη (katane) | the skinning place Κατάνη (Katane) | Catania, Sicily [Catania, Sicily] The surname, Patanè, is specific to Patané, a district […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: ma.di

ma.di | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. ma.di HT 3, 69, 85, 97, 118 (HT Scribes 3, 7, 9, unknown) ma-di KN As 603+, Db 1168+ (Scribes 103, 117) 蠱 (maji) | (1) charmed or cursed (arch.); (2) something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons 真風 (maji) | […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: ki.da.ro to ku.re.ju

ki.da.ro | ko.sa.i.ti | ku.re.ju | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. ki.da.ro HT 117 (HT Scribe 9) キダル (kidaru) | Kidal [Kidal, Mali] Isolated in northwestern Mali, Kidal is known not for its mining but for its handicrafts: gold and silver jewelry, leather goods, and swords, particularly Tuareg cutlasses and sabers. An interesting parallel […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: ja.qif

ja.qif | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. ja.qif HT 28 (HT Scribe 13) 邪気 (jake, jaki, zake) | maliciousnous, noxious gas 邪鬼 (jake, jaki, zake) | devil, evil spirit, imp ᾿Ιακή (Iake) (fem. form of Ἰακός) | Ionic τζάκι (tzaki) | fireplace, furnace [Aci, Sicily] Locally shortened to Aci or Jaci, Jaciriali (Acireale) […]

Toponyms in Linear Texts: da.ne.ku.ti to di.ri.na

da.ne.ku.ti | de.di | ]di.ra.di.na | di.re.di.na | di.ri.na | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. da.ne.ku.ti HT 117 (HT Scribe 9) †ダネ口 (daneguchi) | †the Danube (river) as passage da.ne | prob. from PIE *dānu | river ku.ti | 口 (kuchi or guchi) | (1) entrance, exit; door, gate; (2) mouth, opening (i.e. beginning);  […]

Toponyms in Linear A Texts: a.ri.su

a.ri.su | Return to Toponyms in Linear A Texts. a.ri.su HT 118 (HT Scribe 3) アーリス (aarisu) | Arliss [Arles, France] Situated on the Rhône River, ancient Arles, France, was an important Phoenician trading port when it was much closer to the Mediterranean coast.  Moreover, Arles may have acted as a staging area for traffic […]