Mycenaean Linear B tablet KN 1270 Ej 213 with the single supersyllabogram O on it:Mycenaean Linear B tablet KN 1270 Ej 213 has the single supersyllabogram O on it. This supersyllabogram O stands for onato = a lease field, as the translation makes perfectly clear. We see here that the shepherd (or sheep owner) Akunirios has 92 rams + another rams on a usufruct lease field. When we speak of a “usufruct lease field” we mean that the shepherd or sheep owner is permitted to use the lease field (generally by his landlord) for his own benefit or personal gain.
Mycenaean Linear B tablet KN 1270 Ej 213 with the single supersyllabogram O on it
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August 19, 2016
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