𐀕𐀼𐀙

Mycenaean Greek

FWOTD – 29 July 2016

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Proper noun

𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na)

a place, Messene
- c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos CN 3‎:
  𐀍𐀂𐀋𐀯 𐀕𐀼𐀙
  𐀁𐀩𐀄𐀳𐀩 𐀇𐀹𐀋𐀸 𐀦𐀃
  jo-i-je-si me-za-na
  e-re-u-te-re di-wi-je-we qo-o
  [They send(?)] from Messene,
  to inspector [Di-wi-je-we].dat.sg, bulls
- c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos SH 736‎:
  𐀵𐀨𐀐 𐀀𐀕𐀊𐀵 𐀃𐀞 𐀕𐀼𐀙 𐀺𐀐
  to-ra-ke a-me-ja-to o-pa me-za-na wo-ke
  breastplates, at/from the workshop of [A-me-ja-to].gen.sg, in the settlement of Messene.gen.sg

References

(basic translation of PY Cn 3:) Nikoloudis, Stavroula (2008) “Bulls and Belonging: Another Look at PY Cn 3”, in Dais. The Aegean Feast (Aegaeum; 29)

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