• The Wanassa and the Damokoro: a new interpretation of a Linear B text from Pylos

    Author(s):
    Jorrit Kelder (see profile) , Marco Poelwijk
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology
    Subject(s):
    Archaeology, Mediterranean Region, History, Bronze age, Greece, History, Ancient
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Late Bronze Age Mediterranean, Hittitology, Ancient Greek
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/8pzv-7064
    Abstract:
    This paper aims to highlight a number of problems involved with current interpretations and identifications of persons in Ta 711, a Linear B tablet from the Mycenaean palace of Pylos, which records a number of objects that were presented on the occasion of the appointment of a da- mo-ko-ro. Contrary to current thinking, we argue that Pu2-ke-qi- ri, the person who appears to have recorded or received the gifts listed in this tablet, was not necessarily a male, and that an argument can be made that this person was attached to the household of the Queen. In addition, we propose that the da- mo-ko-ro, the official whose appointment is mentioned in the same text, may be compared to the Hittite LÚ.MEŠ AGRIG, the keeper of royal storerooms.
    Notes:
    https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15707
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    Published as:
    Journal article     Show details
    Publisher:
    Brown University
    Pub. Date:
    2016
    Journal:
    Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
    Volume:
    56
    Page Range:
    572 - 584
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial

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