𐀴𐀪𐀡𐀆

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

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

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

• (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