𐀣𐀯𐀩𐀄

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus. Compare Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús).

Noun

𐀣𐀯𐀩𐀄 (qa-si-re-u /gʷasiléus/)

1. court official, local chieftain
   • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos Jn 431‎:

     𐀣𐀯𐀩𐀄 𐀀𐀠𐀦𐀲 𐄇[ ] 𐀂𐀎𐀤𐄇

     qa-si-re-u a-pi-qo-ta 1 [ ] i-*65-qe 1

     basileus Ampʰibōtās: 1 ; [ ] and I-*65: 1

References

• (possible interpretation of PY Jn 431:) John T. Killen (1987), “Bronzeworking at Knossos and Pylos”, in Hermathena, volume 143, →JSTOR