THE NEW
DOCUMENTS IN
M YC E NA E A N G R E E K
Volume Two
Selected Tablets, Transcription,
Translation, Commentary
Endmatter
EDITED BY
JOHN KILLEN
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VO LU M E T WO
CONTENTS
List of illustrations
Preface
Note of acknowledgement
Note on marginal annotations
Note on the bibliographies
Note on consistency
Note on absolute values of the symbols for weight and volume
Note on translations
List of abbreviations
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PA RT I I I . S E L E C T E D TA B L E T S, T R A N S C R I P T I O N,
T R A N S L AT I O N, C O M M E N TA RY
I N T RO D U C T I O N : I N T E R P R E T I N G L I N E A R B
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CHAPTER XI. LISTS OF PERSONNEL
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Women and children at Pylos (Aa, Ab, Ad)
Women and children at Knossos (Ai, Ak, Ap)
Men, women and children at Knossos (Ai, Am)
Groups of women at Knossos (Ap)
Groups of women at Pylos (Ae, An)
Groups of women at Mycenae (V)
Individual men at Knossos (Am, B)
Individual men at Pylos (Ae)
Workgroups of men at Knossos (Am, As)
Workgroups of men at Pylos (Ac, An)
Workgroups of men at Mycenae (Au)
Lists of mixed workers at Knossos (Am, B)
Lists of mixed workers at Pylos (An)
Rowers and coastguards at Pylos (An)
CHAPTER XII. LIVESTOCK
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1 Flocks of sheep and goats at Pylos (Cc, Cn)
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Flocks of sheep at Knossos (Da-Dg, Dn)
Shearing and lambing records at Knossos (Dk, Dl, Do, Dp)
Miscellaneous livestock at Pylos (Cn)
Miscellaneous livestock at Knossos (Ca, Ce, Ch, Co, C, Dm)
C H A P T E R X I I I . A G R I C U LT U R A L P RO D U C E
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Grain harvests and rations at Knossos (E, F, G)
Grain rations at Pylos (Fn)
Oil receipts and rations at Knossos and Mycenae (Fh, Fo)
Wine at Pylos (Vn)
Saffron at Knossos (Np)
Spices at Knossos (Ga)
Spices at Mycenae (Ge)
Mixed supplies for banquets at Thebes and Pylos (Wu, Un)
C H A P T E R X I V . 1. L A N D T E N U R E
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Yves Duhoux
SECTION I
Introduction
1 General description of the land-tenure series
2 Location of the plots
3 Ke-ke-me-na, ki-ti-me-na, ka-ma land and other plots
4 Occupiers of the plots
5 Dimensions of the plots
6 Legal status of landholding
7 Oriental parallels to the Pylos land-tenure tablets
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SECTION II
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Typical formulae on short Pylos tablets (Ea)
The Pylos ‘private’ land-tenure series (En, Eo)
The Pylos Eb, Ep, Ed series
Miscellaneous records of land at Pylos (Eq)
Landholders at Knossos (Uf)
Land, trees and vines at Knossos (Gv, F)
Land at Thebes (Ft)
Landholding at Tiryns (Ef)
C H A P T E R X I V . 2. T H E P Y LO S
‘DOSMOS’
Pia De Fidio
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TA B L E T S
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C H A P T E R X V . TA X AT I O N
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Cynthia Shelmerdine
Introduction
1 Annual taxation at Pylos (Ma, Mb, Mn)
2 The Pylos Na, Ng, Nn series
3 Miscellaneous taxation records at Pylos (Cn, Jn, Jo)
4 The Knossos Mc series
5 The Knossos Nc series
CHAPTER XVI.
‘INDUSTRIAL’
P RO D U C T I O N
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Yves Duhoux
Introduction: Metals in the Linear B records
1 Bronze-working at Pylos (Jn, Ja)
2 Metal-working at Knossos (K)
3 Textile production at Knossos (Lc, Ld, Le, L, M, Od)
4 Textile production at Mycenae (Oe)
5 Textiles at Pylos (La)
6 Textile workers and wool at Thebes (Of)
7 Perfumed olive oil production at Pylos (Fr, Un)
8 Furniture production at Pylos (Pn)
9 Leather-working at Pylos (Ub)
10 Chariot wheel production at Pylos (Vn)
11 Chariot wheel production at Knossos (So)
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C H A P T E R X V I I . F I N I S H E D P RO D U C T S I : V E S S E L S A N D
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FURNITURE
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Mycenaean vessel names and types
Inventories of vessels at Knossos (K, Uc, Ws)
Vessels at Mycenae (Ue)
Inventories of vessels and furniture at Pylos (Ta, Tn)
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C H A P T E R X V I I I . F I N I S H E D P RO D U C T S I I : M I L I TA RY
EQUIPMENT
PA RT I : A RC H A E O L O G I C A L C O M M E N TA RY
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Joost Crouwel
PA RT I I : T H E T E X T S
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Robert Plath and John Killen
1 Swords, spears and arrows at Knossos (Ra, R, Ws)
2 Chariots without wheels at Knossos (Sd, Se, Sf)
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3 An inventory of chariots without wheels and chariot wheels
at Knossos (Sg)
4 Chariot wheels at Knossos (So)
5 Chariot wheels at Pylos (Sa)
6 Harness at Pylos (Ub)
7 Corslets and helmets at Pylos (Sh)
8 Corslets and helmets at Knossos (Sk)
9 Corslets and helmets at Tiryns (Si)
10 Chariots, corslets and horses at Knossos (Sc)
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C H A P T E R X I X . R E L I G I O N , C U LT S A N D R I T UA L
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Offerings to divinities at Pylos (Fr, Tn, Un)
Offerings to divinities at Knossos (Fp, Fs, F, Ga, Gg, M, Oa, V)
Offerings to divinities at Khania (Gq)
Allocations to divinities and others at Pylos (Fn)
Allocations to divinities (?) and others at Thebes (Fq, Gp)
Allocations to divinities and others at Mycenae (Oi)
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C H A P T E R X X . T H E I N S C R I B E D S T I R RU P - J A R S
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Peter Van Alfen
CHAPTER XXI. MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS
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1 Miscellaneous texts from Pylos (Aq, On, Qa, Un, Va, Vn)
2 Miscellaneous texts from Knossos (E, V)
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PA RT I V. G L O S S A RY, B I B L I O G R A P H Y, I N D E X E S
A N D C O N C O R DA N C E
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Glossary
Bibliography
General index
Index of modern authors cited
Index of ancient authors cited
Homeric references
Concordance
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