𐀕𐀼𐀙

Mycenaean Greek

FWOTD – 29 July 2016

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Proper noun

𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na)

a place, Messene
- ~1200 BCE, 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
  [?]
- ~1200 BCE, Pylos SH 736‎:
  
  𐀵𐀨𐀐 𐀀𐀕𐀊𐀵 𐀃𐀞 𐀕𐀼𐀙 𐀺𐀐
  to-ra-ke a-me-ja-to o-pa me-za-na wo-ke
  [?]

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