a-pi-po-re-we

Definitions

Chadwick & Ventris 1973: amphora, cf. ἀμφιφορεύς
Wiktionary: amphora

Variants

a-pi-re-we

Galiano 1972: haplology of a-pi-po-re-we

a-po-re-we

Chadwick & Ventris 1973: shortened form of a-pi-po-re-we

Confirmation

a-pi-po-re-we as ἀμφιφορεύς is confirmed by its presence with the amphora ideogram *209VAS on KN Uc 160

Etymology

a-pi ἀμφι on both sides + po-re-we φορεύς bearers, carriers

References

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

Galiano, M.F., 1972 Acta Mycenaea. Proceedings of the Fifth International Colloquium on Mycenaean Studies, Minos XI

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