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Translation of Knossos tablet KN 700 Mi 01 by Rita Roberts


Translation of Knossos tablet KN 700 Mi 01 by Rita Roberts:

KN 700 M 01

 

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Translation of Linear B tablet KN 708a M h 02 by Rita Roberts


Translation of Linear B tablet KN 708a M h 02 by Rita Roberts:

KN 708a M h 02

 

Minoan Linear A seal, ZOTE, possibly a belt or girdle (of gold?)


Minoan Linear A seal, ZOTE, possibly a belt or girdle (of gold?)

Minoan seal crete ZOTE girdle belt

This Linear A Minoan seal is incised with the syllabograms ZO + TE, which form the word ZOTE, apparently equivalent to ancient Greek zwsth/r = belt or girdle. If this is the meaning we can take from the seal, it is likely the belt was gold, as per the fresco of the cup bearers in the South Portico, Knossos.