𐀕𐀼𐀙

Mycenaean Greek

FWOTD – 29 July 2016

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Proper noun

𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na)

1. a place, Messene
   • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos CN 3‎^[1]:

     𐀍𐀂𐀋𐀯 𐀕𐀼𐀙
     𐀁𐀩𐀄𐀳𐀩 𐀇𐀹𐀋𐀸 𐀦𐀃

     jo-i-je-si me-za-na
     e-re-u-te-re di-wi-je-we qo-o

     [They send(?)] from Messene,
     to inspector [Di-wi-je-we].dat.sg, bulls

   • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos SH 736‎^[2]:

     𐀵𐀨𐀐 𐀀𐀕𐀊𐀵 𐀃𐀞 𐀕𐀼𐀙 𐀺𐀐

     to-ra-ke a-me-ja-to o-pa me-za-na wo-ke

     breastplates, at/from the workshop of [A-me-ja-to].gen.sg, in the settlement of Messene.gen.sg

References

• (basic translation of PY Cn 3:) Nikoloudis, Stavroula (2008) “Bulls and Belonging: Another Look at PY Cn 3”, in Dais. The Aegean Feast (Aegaeum; 29)