Category archives for Linear B

Linear B to Greek: ke-e to ke-ni-qa

INDEX LinB words ke-e | ke-e-pe | ke-ka-u-me-no[ | ke-ki | ke-ma-ta | ke-ni-qa | Greek words *καμήτα | κάννηκες | κεκαρμένος | κηκίς |  χαμάδα | χέε | Latin words caepa | caepe | ke-e | χέε (khee) | to gush, to pour Pylos (Scribes 4, 23) Infl. ke-ki 10.20.14 ke-e-pe | L. caepa | onion ke-e-pe | […]

Linear B to Greek: ka-ru-ka to ka-so

INDEX LinB words ka-ru-ka | ka-ru-ke | ka-so | Greek words καρῡκη | χασο | χέζω | ka-ru-ka | καρῡκη (karuke) | a rich sauce comprising blood and spices KHv Z 1 (Scribe unknown) KHv is a vessel that likely held this sauce. See alt. ka-ru-ke. 06.21.15 ka-ru-ke | καρῡκη (karuke) | a rich sauce […]

Linear B to Greek: ka-ra-ti-ri-jo

INDEX LinB words ka-ra-ti-ri-jo | Greek words χρηστήριοv | χρηστήριος | *χρητήριοv | ka-ra-ma-to | χρημάτω(ν) (khrematov) | money of, property of KN V 684 (Scribe 140) ka-ra-ti-ri-jo | *χρητήριο(v) (khreterion) | *an oracle ka-ra-ti-ri-jo | χρηστήριο(v) (khresterion) | an oracle ka-ra-ti-ri-jo | χρηστήριο(ς) (khresterios) | oracular, prophetic MY Ue 611 (Scribe 60) In context, […]

Linear B to Greek: ka-na-ko to ka-pi-ni-ja

INDEX LinB words ka-na-ko | ka-pi-ni-ja | Greek words  καπνία | κνακός | κνηκός | χνηχός | ka-na-ko | κνακό(ς) (knakos) | tawny white, Carthamus tinctoria ka-na-ko | κνηκό(ς) (knekos) | tawny white, Carthamus tinctoria ka-na-ko | χνηχό(ς) (khnekhos) | tawny white, Carthamus tinctoria (attested) MY Ge 602, 603+, 605+, 606+ (Scribes 57, 58a) 10.17.14 ka-pi-ni-ja […]

Linear B to Greek: ka-ko

INDEX LinB words ka-ko | Greek words κακός | ka-ko | κακό(ς) | bad, evil, ill Pylos (Scribes 2. 21. 26) 10.24.14

Linear B to Greek: i-qo to i-zo-wi

INDEX LinB words i-qo | i-wa-ko | i-zo-wi Greek words Ἴακχος | ίαχος | ἰάχω | † ἵζοι | ἴκκος | ἵππος   i-qo | ἴκκο(ς) (hikkos) <> Ionic for ἵππο(ς) (hippos) | horse KN Ca 895+ (Scribe unknown) PY Fa 16 (Scribe 42) On KN Ca 895+, i-qo is followed by an ideogram of […]

Linear B to Greek: i-ku-wo-i-pi to i-na-o

INDEX LinB words i-ku-wo-i-pi | i-na | i-na-o | Greek words † ἰχύωἵππι | ινάω | ἰνέω | Japanese words (Kanji) ina Japanese words (Katakana) いな | Japanese words (Romaji) 異な | i-ku-wo-i-pi | † ἰχύωἵππι (ikhuoippi) |† stronghorse i-ku-wo | ἰ(σ)χύω (iskhuo) | to be strong i-pi | ἵππι (hippi) | of a horse KN […]

Linear B to Greek: i-ja-te to i-je-re-u

INDEX LinB words i-ja-te | i.ja-te-ro | i-je-re-ja | i-je-re-u | Greek words ἰατήρ | ἰατρός | ἱέρεια | ἱερεύς | i-ja-te | ἰατή(ρ) (iater) | a surgeon PY Eq 146+ See also i.ja-te-ro. 10.10.14 i.ja-te-ro or a2-te-ro | ἰατρό(ς) (iatros) | a healer, a physician PY Ma 365+ Proposed progressions: (1) i-ja-te > ἰατήρ and […]

Linear B to Greek: e-u-da-i-ta to e-u-wa-ko-ro

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha); however, in diphthongs, such as e-u, /e/ shifts to /ε/(epsilon). INDEX LinB words e-u-da-i-ta | e-u-na-ta | e-u-na-wo | e-u-wa-ko-ro | Greek words εὔαγρος | † ευδαίτη | εὐνάω | εὐνήτης e-u-da-i-ta […]

Linear B to Greek: e-ru-ta-ra to e-sa-ro

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha). INDEX LinB words e-ru-ta-ra | e-sa-ro | Greek words ἄσᾱρος | ἀσηρός | ἐρυθρή | e-ru-ta-ra | ἐρυθρή (eruthre) | red, ruddy Mycenae (Scribes 57, 58a), Pylos (esp. PY An 654) (Scribes […]

Linear B to Greek: e-re-pa-to to e-re-wi-jo-po-ti-ni-ja

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha). INDEX LinB words e-re-pa-to | e-re-u-ti-ja | e-re-wi-jo-po-ti-ni-ja | Greek words *ἀραιόπότνια | ἀρείφατος | ἀρηΐφατος | ἁρπαστός | † ἐρευθία  | ἐρευθιάω  | e-re-pa-to | ἀρείφατο(ς) (areipatos) (Homeric) | (1) slain in […]

Linear B to Greek: e-qe-si-ja to e-ra-ta-ra

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha). INDEX LinB words e-qe-si-ja | e-qe-si-jo | e-re-ta-ra Greek words ἀρητήρ | ἀξίας | ἀξιός | e-qe-si-ja | ἀξία(ς) (aksias) | value, worth; counterbalancing Knossos (Scribes 114, 116) Pylos (Scribe 26) Alt. […]

Linear B to Greek: e-pi to e-po-mi-jo

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha). INDEX LinB words e-pi | e-pi-ko-wa | e-po-mi-jo | Greek words Ἆπις | ἐπιχόα | ἐπώμιος | e-pi | Ἆπι(ς) (Apis) | Apian, Appian KN V 280 (Scribe 124) 12.21.13 e-pi-ko-wa | […]

Linear B to Greek: e-ko-to to e-me

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha). INDEX LinB words e-ko-to | e-me | Greek words  ἁμᾷ | ἐκτός | ἕκτος | ἐχθός | e-ko-to | ἐκτό(ς) | outside, without; an external thing, esp. a foreigner, a stranger e-ko-to […]

Linear B to Greek: e-e-si to e-ke-si-jo

PRONUNCIATION KEY *038 E /e/ to /α/ The morphology of *038 E, alternating with one and two horizontal bars, primarily suggests A (alpha). INDEX LinB words e-e-si | e-ke | e-ke-si-jo Greek words αασι- | αεσι- | ἀξιός | ἔχε | e-e-si | αασι- (aasi-) | (pref) damaged = αεσι- (aesi-) KN Ai 63 (Scribe […]

Linear B to Greek: do-ro-me-u to du-to

INDEX LinB words do-ro-me-u | du-ru-to-mo | du-to | Greek words δρομεύς | δρυτόμος | δύστος | do-ro-me-u | δρομεύ(ς) (dromeus) | runner (attested) PY An 209 (Scribe 1) (IPN) 10.17.14 du-ru-to-mo | δρυτόμο(ς) (drutomos) | wood cutter (attested) du-ru | δρῦ(ς) (drus) | tree, wood to-mo | τόμος | cutting, sharp PY Vn 10 (Scribe […]

Linear B to Greek: di-wi-jo to do-ka-me

INDEX LinB words di-wi-jo | di-wo-nu-so | do-e-ra | do-e-ro | do-ka-ma | do-ka-me | Greek words Δίϊος | Διόνυσος | *διώνυσος | Διώνυσος | δυερός | δόκημα | di-wi-jo | Δίϊο(ς) (Diios) | of Zeus (Deus), of God PY Mb 1366+ (Scribe 14) di-wi-jo appears on a libation tablet. Cf. di-wi-jo-de “to Zeus” [PY […]

Linear B to Greek: di-do-si to di-pi-si-jo

INDEX LinB words di-do-si | di-du-mo | di-ka-ta-jo | di-pa | di-pa-e | di-pi-si-jo | Greek words δίδυμος | διδωσι | Δικταῖος | *διφάι | διφάω | δίψιος | ___________________________________________________________________________________________ di-do-si | διδωσι (didosi) | to bind or to fetter PY Ma 365+ verb 3rd. sing. “To bind or to fetter” may essentially mean “to […]

Linear B to Greek: da-ra-ko to de-so-mo

INDEX LinB words da-ra-ko | da-wo | de-de-me-na | de-so-mo | Greek words δασμός | δήω | Δηώ | Δηώ | δεδεμένα | δεσμός | δράκος | δρᾰκών | da-ra-ko | δράκο(ς) (drakos) | the eye, the watcher da-ra-ko | δρᾰκών- (drakon) | a dragon, a serpent | Knossos (Scribes 117, 120, unknown) In the […]

Linear B to Greek: da-na-jo to da-pu2-ri-to-jo

INDEX LinB words da-na-jo | da-pu2-ri-to-jo | Greek words δᾱναιός | δηναιός | da-na-jo | δᾱναιό(ς) (danaios) (Doric) | aged, ancient, long-lived da-na-jo | δηναιό(ς) (denaios) | aged, ancient, long-lived KN Db 1324 (Scribe 117) 06.13.17 da-pu2-ri-to-jo | †of Deborah, the bee goddess  דִּבְּר֥וּ   | dburh | Deborah, a prophetess of Israel KN Gg 702 (Scribe […]

Linear B to Greek: a-so-di

INDEX LinB words a-so-di | Greek words ἀσώδης | a-so-di | ἀσώδη(ς) (asodes) | muddy, slimy OL Zh 1 a-so-di is erroneously transcribed as a-so-na.  a-so-di , qo-ro-ka > ἀσώδη κρόκη “muddy pebble”. 02.23.16

Linear B to Greek: a-re to a-re-i-jo

INDEX LinB words a-re | a-re-i-jo | Greek words ἀρά | ἀραιός | ἄρης | ἤρα | Ἥρα | Ἡραῖος | __________________________________________________________________________________________ a-re | ἀρά (ara) | prayer a-re | ἄρη(ς) (ares) | to draw, to lift *in prayer a-re | ἤρα (era) | acceptable gifts, kindness a-re | Ἥρα (Hera) Knossos (Scribes 132, 138) […]

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