A

Linear B A
Linear B Syllabogram *08, /a/

A- Sign Groups

anthroponym a-da-ma-o, (genitive) a-da-ma-o-jo, a-da-ma-jo PY
anthroponym a-da-ra-ko KN hapax
anthroponym a-da-ra-ro KN hapax
a-da-ra-te-ja PY
a-da-ra-ti-jo PY
a-da-wa-si-jo KN hapax
anthroponym (a)-(da)-wo-ne[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-de-me-we PY hapax
anthroponym (a)-de-ra2 KN hapax
a-de-te, (dual)) a-de-te-re PY
anthroponym a-de-we-[.] KN hapax
anthroponym a-di-je-wo KN
anthroponym a-di-nwa-ta KN hapax
a-di-ri-ja-te, (instrumental plural) a-di-ri-ja-pi PY
anthroponym a-di-ri-jo KN hapax
a-di-*22-sa KN hapax
a-do-we TH, TI
anthroponym a-du-po-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-du-ru-po-to KN
a-dwe-(e) TH hapax
athroponym a-e-da-do-ro KN
a-e-ri-qe PY hapax
anthroponym a-e-ri-qo PY
anthroponym a-e-ri-qo-ta PY
anthroponym a-e-se-wa PY hapax
a-e-ti-to PY hapax
anthroponym a-i-qe-u, (genitive) a-i-qe-wo, (dative) a-i-qe-we PY
a-ja-me-no, a-ja-me-na, a-ja-me KN, PY
a-ka KN, PY
anthroponym a-(ka)-de KN hapax
a-ka-i-jo, a-ka-i-je-ja KN, TH
anthroponym a-ka-ma-jo PY hapax
anthroponym a-ka-(ma)-no PY hapax
anthroponym a-ka-ma-wo PY
a-ka-me-ne[ KN hapax
a-ka-na-jo PY
a-ka-ra-no PY hapax
anthroponym a-ka-re-u KN hapax
a-ka-re-u-te PY hapax
anthroponym a-ka-sa-no[ KN hapax
toponym a-ka-si-jo-ne PY
anthroponym a-ka-ta-jo, (genitive) a-ka-ta-jo-jo KN, PY
a-ka-ta-ra-te-so-de KN hapax
anthroponym a-ka-to KN
anthroponym a-ka-to-wa, (genitive) a-ka-to-wa-o KN, TH
toponym a-ka-wi-ja-de KN hapax
anthroponym a-ka-wo, (dative) a-ka-wo-ne KN, PY
a-ke MY, PY
a-ke-a2 PY hapax
anthroponym a-ke-e-to KN hapax
a-ke-ne-u-si TH
anthroponym a-ke-o, a-ke-o-jo PY
a-ke-qe TH
anthroponym a-ke-ra-no KN
anthroponym a-ke-ra-wo KN, PY
a-ke-ra2-te PY hapax
a-ke-re PY
a-ke-re-mo, (genitive) a-ke-re-mo-no KN
a-ke-re-se, o-a-ke-re-se PY
a-ke-re-u, (dative) a-ke-re-we PY
a-ke-re-u-te MY
toponym a-ke-re-wa, (allative) a-ke-re-wa-de (Hither Province) PY
anthroponym a-ke-re-wi-jo MY
a-ke-ro PY
anthroponym a-ke-ta KN, PY
a-ke-te-re PY
anthroponym a-ke-ti-jo PY hapax
a-ke-ti-ra2, a-ke-ti-ri-ja, (genitive) a-ke-ti-ra2-o, (dative) a-ke-ti-ri-ja-i KN, PY, TH
a-ke-to-ro KN hapax
anthroponym a-ke-u, (genitive) a-ke-wo KN
anthroponym a-ke-wa-ta PY hapax
anthroponym a-ke-wa-to PY hapax
anthroponym a-ki-re-u, (dative) a-ki-re-we KN, PY
a-ki-ri-ja KN hapax
a-ki-ti-to PY
anthroponym a-ki-to, (genitive) a-ki-to-jo PY
anthroponym a-ki-wa-ta KN
anthroponym a-ki-wo-ni-jo PY hapax
a-ko-da-mo TH
anthroponym a-ko-i-da KN hapax
anthroponym a-ko-mo-ni-jo KN
a-ko-ra KN, PY
a-ko-ra-jo, a-ko-ra-ja KN, TH
a-ko-ro KN, PY
anthroponym a-ko-ro-da-mo, (genitive) a-ko-ro-(da)-mo-jo KN, TH
a-ko-ro-qo-ro KN hapax
a-ko-ro-ta KN, MY
a-ko-ro-we, (nominative dual) a-ko-ro-we-e, a-ko-ro-we-i KN, PY
a-ko-so-ne PY
anthroponym a-ko-so-ta, (genitive) a-ko-so-ta-o PY
anthroponym a-ko-te-u PY hapax
anthroponym a-ko-to KN
a-ko-to-no PY hapax
anthroponym a-ko-to-wo PY
a-ko-we-i-ja KN hapax
a-ko-wo PY hapax
anthroponym a-ku-di-ri-jo KN
a-ku-(na)-i KN hapax
anthroponym a-ku-ri-(jo)[ KN
a-ku-ro PY
anthroponym a-ku-tu-ru-wo KN hapax
a-ku-wo KN hapax
a-ma KN
a-ma-ko-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-ma-no KN
a-ma-ru-ta, (genitive) a-ma-ru-ta-o PY
toponym a-ma-ru-to-de TH
anthroponym a-ma-to-wo PY hapax
anthroponym a-ma-tu-na PY hapax
anthroponym a-me-a KN
anthroponym a-me-ja, a-me-ja-to KN, PY
anthroponym a-me-ja-si[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-me-no PY hapax
anthroponym a-me-to PY hapax
anthroponym a-mi-ja[ PY hapax
a-mi-ke-te-to KN hapax
toponym a-mi-ni-so, (allative) a-mi-ni-so-de, (ethnics) a-mi-ni-si-ja, a-mi-ni-si-jo KN, PY
anthroponym a-mi-nu-wa-ta, a-mi-nwa[ PY
a-mi-si-ja KN
anthroponym a-mi-to-no KN hapax
a-mo, (nominative plural) a-mo-ta, (nominative dual) a-mo-te, (dative plural) a-mo-si KN, PY
a-mo-i-je-to PY
anthroponym a-mo-ke-re[ PY hapax
a-mo-ra-ma KN
a-mo-te-re KN
a-mo-te-wi-ja PY hapax
a-mo-te-wo PY hapax
anthroponym a-mo-ta-jo PY hapax
a-mo-te-jo-na-de PY hapax
anthroponym a-mu-ta-wo, (genitive) a-mu-ta-wo-no KN, PY, TH
anthroponym a-na-ka, (a)-na-ka-te KN, PY
a-na-ke-e PY hapax
anthroponym a-na-ki-ti KN hapax
a-na-mo-to, a-na-mo-ta KN
a-na-pu-ke PY
anthroponym (a)-na-qo-ta KN hapax
anthroponym a-na-re-u KN hapax
anthroponym a-na-te-u PY hapax
a-na-to, a-na-i-ta, a-na-ta KN
anthroponym a-na-*82 MY hapax
anthroponym a-ne-a2 MY
a-ne-mo, a-ne-mo-i-je-re-ja KN
anthroponym a-ne-o PY
anthroponym a-ne-ra-to KN hapax
a-ne-ta-de PY hapax
anthroponym a-ne-te-wa KN hapax
anthroponym a-ne-u-da KN hapax
toponym a-ne-u-te, a2-ne-ut-te PY
a-ni-ja, (instrumental plural) a-ni-ja-pi, (dual) a-ni-ja-e KN, PY
anthroponym a-ni-ja-to KN hapax
a-ni-(o)-ko KN hapax
a-no PY hapax
anthroponym a-no-ke-wa PY
anthroponym a-no-ke-we KN, PY
anthroponym a-no-me-de PY hapax
a-no-no PY
a-no-po PY
a-no-qa-si-ja PY hapax
a-no-qo-ta, (genitive) a-no-qo-ta-o KN
anthroponym a-no-ra-ta PY
anthroponym a-no-ta PY hapax
a-no-we PY hapax
a-no-wo-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-no-zo-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-nu-ko KN
anthroponym a-nu-mo KN
anthroponym a-nu-no[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-nu-to, (genitive) a-nu-to-jo KN, TH
toponym a-nu-wa PY hapax
anthroponym a-nu-wa-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-nu-wi-ko KN hapax
(a)-o-ri-jo PY hapax
anthroponym a-o-ri-me-ne PY hapax
a-o-ze-jo PY hapax
anthroponym a-pa-i-ti-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-pa-je-u PY hapax
anthroponym ]a-pa-ni-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-pa-re-(u) KN hapax
toponym a-pa-re-u-pi PY
toponym a-pa-ri-ka-na-we-ja PY
a-pa-sa-ki-jo KN
anthroponym a-pa-si-jo-jo (genitive) PY hapax
toponym a-pa-ta PY hapax
toponym a-pa-ta-wa, (ethnic) a-pa-ta-wa-ja, (ethnic) a-pa-ta-wa-jo KN
anthroponym a-pa-u-ro KN hapax
a-pe-a-sa KN
a-pe-do-ke PY hapax
a-pe-e-ke PY hapax
a-pe-e-(si)[ PY hapax
anthroponym a-pe-i-ja PY hapax
a-pe-i-si KN hapax
toponym a-pe-ke-e, ethnic a-pe-ke-i-jo PY
a-pe-ne-wo PY
a-pe-o, a-pe-o-te KN, PY
a-pe-re KN
anthroponym a-pe-ri-ta-wo PY hapax
a-pe-te-me-ne PY hapax
anthroponym a-pe-te-u PY
a-pe-ti-ra2 KN hapax
a-pi KN, PY
anthroponym a-pi-a2-ro PY
anthroponym a-pi-da-ta KN hapax
anthroponym a-pi-do-ra, a-pi-do-ro KN, MY
a-pi-e-ke PY hapax
anthroponym a-pi-e-ra MY, PY
anthroponym (genitive) a-pi-ja-ko-ro-jo KN hapax
a-pi-ja-re[ KN
anthroponym a-pi-je-ta KN, PY
anthroponym a-pi-jo, a-pi-jo-to, a-pi-o-to PY
anthroponym a-pi-ka-ra-do-jo PY hapax
a-pi-ke-ne-a PY hapax
anthroponym a-pi-me-de, (genitive) a-pi-me-de-o KN, PY
toponym a-pi-no-e-wi-jo PY
a-pi-po-re-we KN
a-pi-qo-ro, (dative plural) a-pi-qo-ro-i PY, TH
anthroponym a-pi-qo-ta, a-pi-qo-i-ta, (genitive) a-pi-qo-ta-o KN, PY
a-pi-qo-to PY
anthroponym a-pi-ra-wo KN hapax
anthroponym a-pi-re-jo KN hapax
a-pi-re-we KN hapax
a-pi-te[ KN hapax
a-pi-te-ja PY hapax
toponym a-pi-te-wa PY
anthroponym a-pi-wa-to KN hapax
toponym a-po-ne-we PY
a-po-te, o-a-po-te KN
a-po-te-(ra) MY hapax
a-po-te-ro-te PY hapax
a-pu- KN
a-pu-da-se-we KN hapax
a-pu-do-ke KN hapax
a-pu-do-si KN
a-pu-do-so[-mo?] KN hapax
a-pu-ka PY hapax
a-pu-ke PY
a-pu ke-ka-u-me-no PY hapax
a-pu-ki-(si)[ PY hapax
a-pu-ko-wo-ko PY
a-pu-ne-we PY hapax
toponym a-pu2-ja PY hapax
a-pu2-ka, (plural) a-pu2-ka-ne KN, PY
toponym a-pu2-we, (allative) a-pu2-de Hither Province PY
anthroponym ]a-qa-ro KN hapax
anthroponym a-qa-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-qe-mo KN hapax
a-qi-ja-i PY hapax
a-qi-ra KN
anthroponym a-qi-ro KN hapax
anthroponym a-qi-ru KN
a-qi-ta[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-qi-ti-ta KN, MY
anthroponym a-qi-zo-we PY hapax
anthroponym a-qo-ta Kn hapax
anthroponym a-ra-da-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-ra-i-jo PY hapax
anthroponym a-ra-ka-jo KN hapax
a-ra-ka-te-ja, a-ra-ka-te-ja-o KN, PY, TH
anthroponym a-ra-ko KN
anthroponym a-ra-na-ro KN hapax
a-ra-ro-mo-te-me-na, a-ra-ro-mo-to-me-na, a-ro-mo-te-me-na, a-ra-ro-mo-te-me-no KN
a-ra-ru-ja, a-ra-ru-wo-a, a-ra-ru-wo-ja KN
a-ra-si-jo KN
a-ra-te-ja-o PY
theonym a-re KN
a-re-i-jo KN, PY
anthroponym a-re-(i)-me-ne, a-re-me-ne TH
anthroponym a-re-i-ze-we-i TH hapax
a-re-ja PY hapax
anthroponym a-re-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe MY hapax
anthroponym a-re-ke-se-u KN
anthroponym a-re-ki-si-to, (genitive) a-re-ke-si-to-jo KN, PY
anthroponym (a)-re-ko-to-re KN hapax
anthroponym a-re-ku-tu-ru-wo, (dative) a-re-ku-tu-ru-(no)-ne, (genitive) a-re-ku-tu-ru-wo-no PY
a-re-me-ne TH
a-re-pa, (dative) a-re-pa-te PY
a-re-pa-zo-o, (nominative) a-re-po-zo-o PY
a-re-pe-se-u TH hapax
a-re-sa-ni-e PY hapax
a-re-se-si PY hapax
anthroponym a-re-su-ti-jo MY hapax
a-re-ta-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-re-ta-wo[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-re-ta2 KN
]a-re-te-re-u[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-re-to-to PY hapax
a-re-u-ke[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-re-(wo) PY hapax
a-ri-ja-to PY hapax
anthroponym a-ri-ja-wo, (dative) a-ri-ja-wo-ne KN
anthroponym a-ri-ke-u KN hapax
anthroponym a-ri-ko KN hapax
anthroponym a-ri-qa PY hapax
a-ri-qo PY hapax
a-ri-we-(we)[ KN hapax
anthroponym a-ri-wo, (dative) a-ri-wo-ne PY
a-ro-do-ro-o KN hapax
a-ro-ja KN?, PY
anthroponym a-ro-je-u PY hapax
a-ro-ka PY hapax
a-ro-(mo)[ MY hapax
a-ro-pa PY
a-ro-po PY hapax
a-ro-ta, a-ro-te PY
a-ro-u-ra PY hapax
a-ro-we KN
a-ro-wo PY hapax
anthroponym a-ro-wo-ta KN hapax
a-ro2-a, a-ro2-e, a-ro2-jo KN
a-ro-zo, a-ro-za KN
anthroponym a-sa-ma-o PY hapax
anthroponym a-sa-ma-to PY hapax
a-sa-mi-to KN hapax
toponym a-sa-pi PY hapax
anthroponym a-sa-ro KN
toponym a-se-e PY
a-si-ja-ti-ja, a-sa-ti-ja PY
(a)-si-to-po-qo PY
a-si-wi-ja PY hapax
anthroponym a-si-wi-jo KN, MY, PY
a-so-na PY hapax
anthroponym a-so-qi-jo KN
a-so-ta-o PY hapax
anthroponym a-ta KN, PY
anthroponym a-ta-ma-ne-u, (dative) a-ta-ma-ne-we PY
anthroponym a-ta-ma-no-(we)[ TI hapax
anthroponym a-ta-ma-ta KN hapax
a-ta-na-po-ti-ni-ja KN hapax
anthroponym a-ta-no, (dative) a-ta-no-re, (genitive) a-ta-no-ro KN, PY
anthroponym a-ta-o, (genitive) a-ta-o-jo KN, PY
a-ta-ra MY
a-ta-ra-si-jo PY
anthroponym a-ta-ro PY
anthroponym a-ta-ro-we PY hapax
anthroponym a-ta-ti-nu KN
anthroponym a-ta-tu-ro PY hapax
anthroponym a-ta-wo, (dative) a-ta-wo-ne[, a-ta-wo-ne-jo KN, PY
anthroponym a-ta-ze-u KN hapax
anthroponym a-te-i-ja-ta KN
a-te-jo KN
theonym a-te-mi-to, (dative) a-ti-mi-te PY hapax
anthroponym a-te-mo KN
anthroponym a-te-ra-wo PY hapax
a-te-re-e-te-jo PY hapax
a-te-re-te-a KN hapax
toponym a-te-re-wi-ja PY
anthroponym a-te-u-ke KN hapax
a-te-we PY hapax
anthroponym a-te-wo-jo (genitive) PY hapax
a-ti-ja MY, PY
anthroponym a-ti-ja-wo PY
anthroponym a-ti-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-ti-ka KN hapax
anthroponym a-ti-ke-ne-ja MY hapax
anthroponym a-ti-pa-mo KN, PY
a-ti-ri-ja[ PY hapax
anthroponym a-ti-ro KN
anthroponym a-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-to-me-ja KN hapax
a-to-mo KN, PY
anthroponym a-to-mo-na KN hapax
a-to-po-qo, (dative) a-to-po-qo-i MY, PY
a-to-ro-qo PY hapax
anthroponym a-tu-ko KN, PY
anthroponym a-tu-qo-ta KN hapax
a-tu-qo-te-ra-to KN hapax
a-u-qe KN hapax
a-u-ta-na KN hapax
anthroponym a-wa-ne-u PY hapax
a-wa-ra-ka-na, (genitive) a-wa-ra-ka-na-o PY hapax
a-wa-si-ja PY hapax
anthroponym a-wa-so KN
anthroponym a-wa-ta PY hapax
anthroponym a-wa-ti-ka-ra KN hapax
anthroponym a-we-ke-se-u PY
toponym a-we-u-pi PY
]a-wi-je-mo KN hapax
anthroponym a-wi-to-do-to KN hapax
anthroponym a-wo-i-jo KN, PY
anthroponym a-wo-ro KN hapax
anthroponym a-wo-ti-jo KN hapax
anthroponym a-ze-o KN hapax
anthroponym a-ze-ta KN hapax
a-ze-ti-ri-ja KN
a-ze-to KN hapax
a-*35-ka KN
a-(*35)-(to) PY hapax
anthroponym a-*56-da-ro KN hapax
anthroponym a-*56-no KN
a-*64-ja, (genitive) a-*64-ja-o PY
anthroponym a-*64-jo KN, PY
a-*65-ma-na-ke KN
a-*65-na KN hapax
anthroponym a-*79 KN, MY

Alternations

a2

a-ke-te-re (Pylos Scribe 2);
a2-ke-te-re

a-ne-u-te (Pylos Scribe 21);
a2-ne-u-te

pa-we-a (Knossos);
pa-we-a2 (Knossos, Mycenae)

a3

a-ta-ro-we (Pylos Scribe 22);
a3-ta-ro-we (Pylos Scribe 1)

ja

a-ke-te-re (Pylos Scribe 2);
ja-ke-te-re (Pylos Scribe 2)

a-sa-ro (Knossos);
ja-sa-ro (Knossos)

we-a-re-pe (Pylos Scribe 44);
we-ja-re-pe (Pylos Scribe 2)

Ligatures

OLE+A

Melena 1983: oil + acrophonic abbreviation for a-ro-pa
Chadwick & Ventris 1973: meaning obscure
Palmer 1963: oil from ἀμύγδαλα (Balanites aegyptica) which is low in grease

OLIV+A

Chadwick 1976: wild olives, cf. ἄγριος
Chadwick & Ventris 1973: probably a-ro-pa

References

Chadwick, John and Michael Ventris, 1973 Documents in Mycenaean Greek

Chadwick, John, 1976 The Mycenaean World

Melena, José L., 1983 Minos vol. 18 “Olive Oil and Other Sorts of Oil in the Mycenaean Tablets”

Palmer, Leonard R., 1963 The Interpretation of Mycenaean Greek Texts

kar WNX.191 (a-pu a-po a-pe); WNX.192 (a-pi)

3 Responses to A

  1. James says:

    Na-u-n-a found on a terracotta shard, at my house.
    C-f-‘Luvian symbol for boat’-X with a vertical line through it.
    View shard at Knossos mycenae linear website. Let me know what you think it says.

  2. Achilleas Vortselas says:

    This is very valuable work, for the professional and the amateur scholar alike, thank you for doing this.

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