𐀏𐀒

Mycenaean Greek

Alternative forms

• 𐂚 (AES) — ideogram

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós).

Noun

𐀏𐀒 (ka-ko) m (nominative/accusative/instrumental singular)

1. bronze
   • PY Jn 320.11,^[1] 389.7.8.9,^[2] 413.7,^[3] 415.7,^[3] 431.7.20,^[4] 478.7,^[5] 601.9,^[6] 658.11,^[7] 706.13,^[8] 725.10.21.22.25:^[9]

     𐀵𐀰𐀆 𐀏𐀒 𐂚 ...

     to-so-de ka-ko AES ...

     and so much bronze [quantity]

   • PY Sa 794:^[10]

     𐀏𐀒 𐀆𐀆𐀕𐀜 𐀜𐀟𐀩𐀁 𐃏 𐀽 𐄇 [

     ka-ko de-de-me-no no-pe-re-e ROTA ZE 1 [

     one pair of wheels bound with bronze, unfit for service

   • PY Jn 829.3:^[11]

     𐀏𐀒 𐀙𐀹𐀍 𐀞𐀲𐀍𐀂𐀤 𐀁𐀐𐀯𐀤 𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔

     ka-ko na-wi-jo pa-ta-jo-i-qe e-ke-si-qe ai-ka-sa-ma

     bronze for ships and the points for arrows and spears

Derived terms

• 𐀏𐀐𐀄 (ka-ke-u)
• 𐀏𐀑𐀍 (ka-ki-jo)
• 𐀏𐀒𐀆𐀲 (ka-ko-de-ta)

 

References

1. Bennett (1955), pages 39, 167
2. Bennett (1955), pages 44, 168; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §254 page 354; the 7th line is actually

   𐀵𐀰𐀆 𐀁𐀠𐀅𐀵 𐀏𐀒 𐀞𐀯 𐂚

   to-so-de e-pi-da-to ka-ko pa-si AES

   and so much bronze is shared among them all [quantity]

3. Bennett (1955), pages 46, 168
4. Bennett (1955), pages 48, 169
5. Bennett (1955), pages 52, 169
6. Bennett (1955), pages 60, 170; Palmer (1963), §175 page 285; here the actual quote seems to contain the synonymous 𐀵𐀰𐀞 (to-so-pa) instead of 𐀵𐀰𐀆 (to-so-de)
7. Bennett (1955), pages 72, 170; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §255 page 355; without the ideogram 𐂚 (AES)
8. Bennett (1955), pages 79, 171; without the ideogram 𐂚 (AES)
9. Bennett (1955), pages 85, 172
10. Bennett (1955), pages 93, 185; Palmer (1963), §228 page 325; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §291 page 375
11. Bennett (1955), pages 98, 173; Palmer (1963), §173 pages 281f.; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §257 page 357; Hooker (1980), §206 pages 108f.

• Aura Jorro (1985), pages 308f.: “ka-ko”
• Ventris & Chadwick (1973), page 549b: “ka-ko”
• Palmer (1963), page 279, page 424a: “ka-ko”
• Chadwick & Baumbach (1963), pages 255f.: “χαλκός”
• Bennett (1955), page 242b: “ka-ko”