𐀴𐀪𐀡𐀆

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Mycenaean Greek

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Etymology

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A compound of 𐀴𐀪 (ti-ri, three) + *𐀡𐀆 (*-po-de, foot), the unattested Mycenaean equivalent of πούς (poús, foot). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρίποδες (trípodes).

Noun

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𐀴𐀪𐀡𐀆 (ti-ri-po-de /trípodes/) (nominative plural)

  1. tripods
    • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2 - LH IIIC), Pylos Ta 641[1]:
      𐀴𐀪𐀡𐀆 𐁁𐀐𐀄 𐀐𐀩𐀯𐀍 𐀸𐀐 𐃠 𐄈
      ti-ri-po-de a3-ke-u ke-re-si-jo we-ke TRI 2
      /tripodes [a3-ke-u] krēsijo(-)werges(?) [TRI 2]/
      [...?] tripods of Cretan workmanship: 2 tripods

References

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  • (basic translation of PY Ta 641:) Duhoux, Yves (2008) “Chapter 9: Mycenaean anthology”, in Duhoux, Yves & Anna Morpurgo Davies, editors, A Companion to Linear B: Mycenaean Greek Texts and Their World (Bibliothèque des Cahiers de l'Institut de linguistique de Louvain. Antiquité; 120), volume 1, Louvain-la-Neuve: Peeters, →ISBN, pages 320–321