Mycenaean Wine and the Etymology of yÀuKUç

Abstract

Olivier in his revision of the Knossos tablets has suggested a new reading which raises such interesting possibilities that it seems worth discussing at length. The text in question is Uc 160, a fragment of a large tablet, of which it is a portion of the right-hand edge. Parts of five lines are preserved on the recto, and although only traces are preserved in the top line, it seems advisable to re-number the lines so that the previous line 1 will now be line 2. The readings of the verso, part of a list of vessels, are not affected.