This work focuses on the Mycenaean e-re-ta tablets from Pylos (PY An 610 and 724). The terms posi-ke-te-re (610.6) and wo-qe-we (610.7, 724.13) are reconsidered. A reconstruction *pod-seik- > posikt- ‘the ones who go by foot’ is proposed for the hapax po-si-ke-te-re, while wo-qe-we could be an occupational name going back to PIE *√wokw- ‘to say’ after the regular *-eu- suffixation. It is argued that An 610.4-10 is purposefully organized in two columns. The first column lists place-names, while the second records individuals by social class or occupation. An 724 is divided into two sections (ll. 1–10 and 11–14). The first records with the absence of some rowers. The second is analysed as a record of men who were actually disposable and who received a retribution (o-no).
A Linguistical and Philological Analysis for a revisitation of the Mycenaean E-RE-TA Tablets
Eleonora Selvi
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2023-01-01
Abstract
This work focuses on the Mycenaean e-re-ta tablets from Pylos (PY An 610 and 724). The terms posi-ke-te-re (610.6) and wo-qe-we (610.7, 724.13) are reconsidered. A reconstruction *pod-seik- > posikt- ‘the ones who go by foot’ is proposed for the hapax po-si-ke-te-re, while wo-qe-we could be an occupational name going back to PIE *√wokw- ‘to say’ after the regular *-eu- suffixation. It is argued that An 610.4-10 is purposefully organized in two columns. The first column lists place-names, while the second records individuals by social class or occupation. An 724 is divided into two sections (ll. 1–10 and 11–14). The first records with the absence of some rowers. The second is analysed as a record of men who were actually disposable and who received a retribution (o-no).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
