𐀀𐀭𐀖𐀵

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀσάμινθος (asáminthos).

Noun

𐀀𐀭𐀖𐀵 (a-sa-mi-to /asámintʰo-/)

1. bath
   • c. 1340 BCE (LM IIIA2), Knossos Ws 8479‎^[1]:

     𐂚 𐃑 / 𐀐𐀛𐀣 / 𐀀𐀭𐀖𐀵

     AES *246 / ke-ni-qa / a-sa-mi-to

     /AES *246 kʰérnigʷa asámintʰo-/

     BRONZE VESSEL, a tub for washing the hands

References

• (basic translation of Kn Ws 8479:) Lis, Bartłomiej, Trevor Van Damme (2020) “From Texts and Iconography to Use-Wear Analysis of Ceramic Vessels: Investigating a Mycenaean Handwashing Custom and Its Changing Social Significance”, in Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, volume 33, number 2, →DOI, pages 185-210