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po-ni-ki-jo, what art thou?
po-ni-ki-jo is a favourite Linear B word of mine. The number of definitions suggested for it seems proportionate to the number of Mycenologists who have studied it. Hooker thought perhaps it was a palm tree, Chadwick & Ventris believed it … Continue reading
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Tagged *116, *117, commodities, J.T. Hooker, John Chadwick, Jose Melena, Knossos, Linear B, measurement units, Michael Ventris, po-ni-ki-jo
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Why is sa-pi-de a commodity and not an allative?
sa-pi-de appears on PY Vn 19 and MY Ge 602. The -de ending frequently denotes an allative of a toponym (place name). ko-no-so-de is “to ko-no-so”, sa-ma-ra-de is “to sa-ma-ra”, etc. Reverse engineering this, we might expect to find “sa-pi” … Continue reading
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Tagged commodities, John Chadwick, Linear B, Michael Ventris, Mycenae, Pylos, sa-pi-de, toponyms
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TA-DA! Extra rations on the Pylos Linear B tablets
This is an excellent example of the kind of implicit information that the Cretan writing systems have embedded in it. Implicit information is information which must be guessed at either from context or, even more difficult, was simply assumed by … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, commodities, Emmett Bennett Jr., figs, H. Ota, J.T. Killen, John Chadwick, Leonard R. Palmer, Linear B, Mycenaean, Occupations, PY Ab, PY Ab 277, PY Ab 745, Pylos, Rations, Women
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Logogram AB120
Hypotheses: – land allocation (Palmer 1992, 481-484; Duhoux 1974, 27-38) – barley (Palmer 1992, 475-497) What other articles support these or other definitions for AB120? Duhoux, Yves 1974 Kadmos vol. 13 “Les mesures myceniennes de surface” Palmer, Ruth … Continue reading
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Tagged AB120, commodities, journals, Kadmos, Linear A, Ruth Palmer, Yves Duhoux
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Oil Adjectives E-PI-KO-WA and PO-RO-KO-WA in Linear B
I’m still reading Melena’s “Olive Oil and Other Sorts of Oil in the Mycenaean Tablets” from Minos vol. 18. I’m a slow reader. I tell myself it’s because I’m thorough ;> p. 109 “[...] oil qualifications were recorded at Knossos … Continue reading
Oil & Perfume
I am reading Jose Melena’s 1983 article “Olive Oil and Other Sorts of Oil in the Mycenaean Tablets” from Minos vol. 18. phytonym – plant name (i.e. “SA-SA-MA” sesame is a phytonym) My research and writing also continues. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Hypotheses & Theories, Publications
Tagged archaeology, commodities, Jose Melena, Linear B, oil, plants
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Logogram A302 Bibliography
I’ve been working on an open source database to collect information about the Linear A tablets, sign groups and symbols. Here is a screen shot of my current bibliography for A302. I’m hoping to eventually post bibliographies for all of … Continue reading
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Tagged A302, commodities, cyperus, Erik Hallager, flora, hypotheses, Ilse Schoep, linguistics, logograms, oil, plants, Ruth Palmer, Thomas Palaima, wikipedia
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The Administration of Neopalatial Crete: Ilse Schoep’s dissertation
Suplementos a MINOS no. 17 The Administration of Neopalatial Crete: A Critical Assessment of the Linear A Tablets and Their Role in the Administrative Process by Ilse Schoep You’ve perused all five volumes of GORILA and are now familiar with … Continue reading