ivory object · Knossos
KN Zg 57a
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- Knossos
- Object
- ivory object
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TranslationCandidateincomplete
[Vessel list:] *401+RO (2), *401+*304, perfumed-oil vessel (*401+RU), vessel-*418 1/20 […] figs […] vessel […]
Word by word6 words
- *401+RO*401+ROvessel-ligature (unvalued complement RO)Candidate
- *401+*304*401+*304vessel-ligature (*304 complement)Candidate
- *401+RUruqqûperfumed-oil vessel (lexicon *401+RU; first Knossos attestation—all six prior at Khania)Candidate
- *418+L2*418+L2vessel ideogram + 1/20 fractionCandidate
- NINIfigs (CONFIRMED ideogram)Confirmed
- VASVASvessel ideogramConfirmed
Commentary
2025 Knossos ivory scepter ring; heavy lacunae ( runs)—list order per surviving signs. Extends *401+RU beyond Khania onto a ritual object. The corpus glyph stream shows A652/A653 where the transliteration reads *401+RU.
Epigraphic note
Ivory ring KN Zg 57, face A (top): 12 quadrupeds in metopes on the left half; on the right, 16 whole or partial signs (at least 18 originally), vessels incl. the rhyton A664. No numerals. Face B = KNZg57b; faces C (textiles, at least nine sign-groups) and D (about nine hide signs) unrecorded. The ring holds c. 84 preserved signs and 35 traces, about 119 in all.