𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dabúrintʰos. Cognate with Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

Noun

𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 (da-phu-ri-to-jo /dapʰurintʰojo/) (genitive singular)

1. of the labyrinth
   • c. 1350–1200 BCE (LM IIIA2 - LMIIIB), Knossos Gg(1) 702‎^[1]:

     𐀞𐀯𐀳𐀃𐀂 𐀕𐀪 𐃨 𐄇
     𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 𐀡𐀴𐀛𐀊 𐀕𐀪 𐃨 𐄇

     pa-si-te-o-i / me-ri *209^VAS 1
     da-pu₂-ri-to-jo , / po-ti-ni-ja 'me-ri' *209^VAS 1

     /pāsi tʰehoihi(n) meli [ampʰoreus 1]
     dapʰurintʰojo potni(j)āi meli [ampʰoreus 1]/

     - to all the gods: honey, 1 amphora
     - to the Lady of the Labyrinth : honey, 1 amphora

Related terms

• 𐀅𐀢𐀪𐀵 (da-pu-ri-to)