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 | […]

The Spoils (of War) Tablet An inventory of the spoils of war Scribe 140 .1 e-re-pa-to , ka-ra-ma-to  46 .2 ka-so , ke-ma-ta  8 e-re-pa-to | ἀρείφατο(ς) (areipatos) | (1) slain in war, (2) slain by Ares e-re-pa-to | ἁρπα(σ)τό(ς) (arpastos) | carried away, caught; robbed ka-ra-ma-to | χρημάτω(ν) (khrematov) | money of, property of ka-so | […]

INDEX LinC words e-ko-to-se | e-pi-ke-ne | e-u-ko-la | e-u-wa-ko-ro | Greek words ἄμμι | ἐκτός | ἕκτος | ἔκτοσε | ἐχθός | ἐμέ | ἐμίν | ἐπικενης | εὔαγρος | εὐχωλᾶς | εὐχωλῆς | ἠμί | e-ko-to-se | ἔκτοσε (ektose) | outside, without e-ko-to-se | ἐκτός | outside, without; an external thing, esp. a […]

INDEX LinB words za-ma-e-wi-ja | za-we-te | ze-u-ke-si Greek words *ζέμα’αἶα | ζεῦξις | ζῆτα | ζητέω | za-ma-e-wi-ja | *ζέμα’αἶα   (zama’aia) | *earth decoction (pigment) za-ma | ζέμα (zema) | decoction, fermentation e-wi-ja | αἶα | earth, land Pylos (Scribe 2) 07.15.14 za-we-te | ζῆτα (zeta) | the Greek letter Z za-we-te | ζητέ(ω) (zetew) | […]

PRONUNCIATION KEY *042 WO Initial /wo/ to /ο/ Final /wo/ to /ω/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words wo-na-si Greek words ὄνασις | ὤνησις wo-na-si | ὄνασι(ς) (onasis) (Doric) | advantage, profit, purchase wo-na-si | ὤνησι(ς) (onesis) | advantage, profit, purchase KN Gv 683 (Scribe unknown) Cf. Onassis (Ωνάση), the name of the […]

PRONUNCIATION KEY *040 WI /wi/ to /ι/ The glide /w/ is dropped. *042 WO Initial /wo/ to /ο/ Final /wo/ to /ω/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words wo-de-wi-jo | wo-di-jo | wo-do | Greek words ὁδαῖος | ὅδιος | ὁδός | wo-de-wi-jo | ὁδαῖο(ς) | merchandise; that for which a merchant travels […]

PRONUNCIATION KEY *075 WE Initial and medial /we/ to /ε/ The glide /w/ is dropped. Final /we/ to /ς/ The morphology suggests stem /ς/. *040 WI /wi/ to /ι/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words Greek words

PRONUNCIATION KEY *054 WA /wa/ to /α/ The glide /w/ is dropped. *075 WE Initial and medial /we/ to /ε/ The glide /w/ is dropped. Final /we/ to /ς/ The morphology suggests stem /ς/. INDEX LinB words we-ke | Greek words εχε | we-ke | εχε | to bear, to bring, to carry PY Ta […]

PRONUNCIATION KEY *054 WA /wa/ to /α/ The glide /w/ is dropped. INDEX LinB words wa | wa-ke-i-jo | wa-na-ka-te | wa-na-ka-te-ro | wa-o Greek words α privative | ἀχαιός | Ἀχαιός | ἄνακτες | ἀνακαθαίρω | ἄω | wa | α | the following wa | α | α (alpha) privative, which expresses lack KN F […]

u-do-ro | ὕδωρ (hudor or hydor) | water PY Tn 996 (Scribe Cii) u-do-ro may also be found in the water-related prefix, ύδρο- (hudro or hydro-) and in ὕδρος (hudros or hydros) “water serpent”, which is found in the myth of the many-headed Hydra.  Cf. ὑγρός (hugros or hygros) “fluid, moist, wet”.  On PY Tn 996, u-do-ro […]

INDEX LinB words tu-ka-na | tu-we-a | tu-wo | Greek words θυία | θύος | θύω | τύγχανε | τυκάνη | tu-ka-na | τύγχανε (tunkhane) | is hitting tu-ka-na | τυκάνη (tukane) | an instrument for thrashing (threshing) Knossos Ap 639, 5864 (Scribe 103) IPN tu-ka-na is a feminine name, which may refer to a […]

INDEX LinB words to-pe-za | to-pe-zo | Greek words *τοπαζη | τόπαζος | τοπάζω | to-pe-za | *τοπαζη | *yellow or Asian topaz *= to-pe-zo Knossos (Scribe “124”), Pylos (Scribe 2) to-pe-zo | τοπάζω (topazo) | yellow or Asian topaz from to-pe-zo | τόπαζο(ς) (topazos) | to aim at, to put in a place PY Ta […]

INDEX LinB words ti-ri-jo-we | ti-ri-o-we-e | ti-ri-po | ti-ri-to | ti-ri-po-de | ti-ri-po-di-ko | to-me-o | to-ni-jo | Greek words τομάω | τονέω | τονίζω | τόνιος | τριος |τριοσι | τρίπος | τρίποδας | *τριποδιχω | τρίστο | Τριτο | τρίτος | ti-ri-jo-we | *τριος (trios) | *three-year PY Ta 641 (Scribe 641) ti-ri-jo-we appears to […]

INDEX LinB words ti-no | Greek words τίνω | ti-no | τίνω (tino) | to pay a price Knossos, Pylos

INDEX LinB words te-o | te-o-jo | te-o-na | Greek words τέος | τέω | τεοιο | τέων | τέωνα | te-o | τέο(ς) | (1) a thing, (2) your te-o | τέω (teo) | a thing (Ionic) Knossos, Pylos In PY Eo 276, scribe 41 substitutes te-o-jo with te-o. See also te-o-na. It is […]

INDEX LinB words ta-wo | ta-wo-no | Greek words ταώς | ταώνων | ταῶνος | ta-wo | ταώ(ς) (taos) | a peacock KN X 7924 (Scribe unknown) The peacock was sacred to Hera. See infl. ta-wo-no and syn. pa-si-te-o-i. 10.09.14 ta-wo-no | ταώνω(ν) (taonon) | of a peacock ta-wo-no | ταῶνο(ς) (taonos) | of a peacock […]

INDEX LinB words ta-na-po-so | ta-ra-nu | ta-ra-nu-we | Greek words ταναύπους | τανύπους | θρῆνυς | ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ta-na-po-so | ταναύπους (tanaupous) | long footed, long shanked ta-na-po-so | τανύπους (tanupous) (Epic) | long footed, long shanked ta-na | ταναός (tanaos) | long, stretched po-so | πούς (pous) | foot KN Db 1198+, Dv 1410+ […]

INDEX LinB words si-ta-ro | si-to | si-to-ko-wo | si-to-po-ti-ni-ja | su-ki-ri-ta | su-mi | su-qo-ta-o | Greek words σιτηρός | σιτοπότνια | σιτος | σιτοχόω | σκοτάω | σκοτέω | συγχριστός | συχρίτη | Japanese words (Hiragana) すみ | Japanese words (Kanji) 墨 | 炭 | Japanese words (Romaji) sumi | si-ta-ro | σιτηρό(ς) […]

INDEX LinB words se-ri-no | se-to-i-ja | Greek words σέλῑνον | στοiά | se-ri-no | σέλῑνο(ν) (selinon) | celery, parsley MY Ge 604 (Scribe 58a) 10.18.14 se-to-i-ja | στοιά (stoia) | a magazine, a warehouse; a roofed colonnade Knossos (Scribes 101, 103, 106, 117, 132, unknown) = στοά (stoa) Cf. LinA se.to.i.ja, which appears in […]

INDEX LinB words sa-me-ti-jo | sa-pa-ka-te-ri-ja | sa-pi-da | sa-pi-de | sa-sa-ma | Greek words σημάδιον | σημάτιον | σησάμη σφάκτρια | Latin words Sepiidae ___________________________________________________________________________________________ sa-me-ti-jo | σημάδιο(ν) (semadion) | an ensign, a flag sa-me-ti-jo | σημάτιο(ν) (semation) | a mark, a sign, a token KN K 875 (Scribe 102) sa-me-ti-jo is a dimuative […]

INDEX LinB words ro | ro-u-si-jo | Greek words *ῥο | ῥουσίζω | ῥούσιος | ro || from ku.ro “to count” | *plus KN V 280 (Scribe 124) ro appears to be founded in the LinA ku-ro, which has long been understood as “total”. Cf. Jap. kuru “to count”. Note that the syllable /ku/ is […]

INDEX LinB words re-u-ka | ri-no | Greek words λευκά | ῥινός | re-u-ka | λευκά (leuka) | white KN L 471 (Scribe 211) Mycenae (Scribes 57, 58a) 10.22.14 ri-no | ῥινό(ς) (hrinos) | hide, skin; shield Knossos (Scribes 103, “124”e, unknown) Pylos (Scribe 1) 01.17.14

INDEX LinB words re-ka | re-po-to | Greek words ῥάκη | ῥαπτός | re-ka | ῥάκη (hrake) | a ragged, tattered garment PY Ep 212 (Scribe 1) IPN re-ka appears to refer to someone with tattered clothes. 10.14.14 re-po-to | ῥαπτό(ς) (hraptos) | *(1) pierced; (2) sewn, stitched KN L 693 (Scribe 103) PY Un […]

INDEX LinB words ra-pi-ti-ri.ja | ra-pte | ra-pte-ri-ja | ra-qi-ti-ri.ja | ra-su-to | ra-to | Greek words ῥᾶιστον | ῥάϊστος | ῥαίστωρ | ῥήϊστος | ῥάκτρια | ῥάπτης | ῥάπτρια | ῥητός | ra-pi-ti-ri.ja ra-pi-ti-ra2 = ra-qi-ti-ri.ja not ra-pte-ri-ja PY Ab 555 (Scribe 21) pu-ro ra-pi-ti-ra2 > prob.  πυρό(ς) ῥάπτρια (puros raptria) “threshed wheat”. 12.21.13 ra-pte […]