u-ta-no

Knossos


Toponym: u-ta-no
Ethnics: u-ta-ni-jo

Definitions

McArthur 1993: toponym, not Itanos based on contradicting geographic evidence of place-name equation

Witczak 1992: toponym, cf. Τάνος (loss of initial u-, cf. classical Ὑδραμία -> modern Δράμια)

Chadwick & Ventris 1973:
1. toponym, possibly cf. Ἴτανος
2. anthroponym (KN Dd)

Context

Appears as "u-ta-no , 'a-ne-mo-i-je-re-ja'" on KN Fp 13.

Parallel Sign Groups

u-ta-no (KN Dn): qa-motoponym

u-ta-ni-jo (KN E): pu-si-joethnic, ti-ri-ti-joethnic, tu-ri-si-joethnic, qa-mi-joethnic, qa-ra-joethnic, ra-ti-joethnic

Associated Commodities

GRA: KN E
OLE: KN Fp
OVIS: KN Db, KN Dd, KN Dh, KN Dv
VIR: KN B
*168+SE: KN Pp

Associated Anthroponyms

mo-rehapax: KN Dv
ro-rute-pa-ra, ti-ri-to: KN Fh?
ta-za-ro: KN Db
*22-ri-ta-rohapax: KN Dv

Associated Toponyms

ra-to: KN Dd

References

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

McArthur, Jennifer K., 1993 Suplementos a MINOS núm. 9 "Place-Names of the Knossos Tablets Identification and Location"

Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz, 1992 Kadmos 31 "Notes on Cretan Place-Names in the Linear B Tablets"

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