𐀦𐀃

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Mycenaean Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *gʷous, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs).

Noun

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𐀦𐀃 (qo-o /gʷōns/) (accusative plural)

  1. cows, oxen, cattle
    • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2 - LH IIIC), Pylos Cn(2) 3[1]:
      𐀍𐀂𐀋𐀯 𐀕𐀼𐀙
      𐀁𐀩𐀄𐀳𐀩 𐀇𐀹𐀋𐀸 𐀦𐀃
      jo-i-je-si me-za-na
      e-re-u-te-re di-wi-je-we qo-o
      /jō=hije(n)si Mezānās
      ereuterei Diwijewei gʷōns
      /
      They send(?) from Messene,
      to inspector [Di-wi-je-we], bulls.acc.pl

References

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  • (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)