𐀦𐀃

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷous, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs).

Noun

𐀦𐀃 (qo-o /gʷōns/) (accusative plural)

1. cows, oxen, cattle
   • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2 - LH IIIC), Pylos Cn(2) 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

     /jō=hije(n)si Mezānās
     ereuterei Diwijewei gʷōns/

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

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)