Reading “KERESIJO WEKE” and other Designations of Tripods on Mycenaean Tablets

  • Ioannis K. Kenanidis Primary Education Directorate of Kavala, Greece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30560/hssr.v2n1p35
Keywords: Linear B tablets, Mycenaean Greek, Crete, Cretan, etymology, Proto-Indo-European, Pylos, tripod cauldrons

Abstract

This work examines the designations for tripods on the tablets PY Ta 641-1952 and PY Ta 709+712, which have been puzzling and misinterpreted since their discovery until now. These tablets are examined in connection to each other, using a detailed etymological analysis, the common sense of accountants, and close observation of the sketches on the tablets. It is explained why the term “keresijo” has nothing to do with Crete and why “ai-ke-u” or “ai2-ke-u” as traditionally read on the tablets mentioned is not a personal name. The result is a translation given for the texts related to vessels and especially tripod cauldrons on these tablets.

High resolution photograph of tablets PY Ta 641-1952 (above) and PY Ta 709+712 (below)
Published
2019-03-26
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2019)
Section
Articles
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