À Propos des nouvelles tablettes de Thèbes, I: Les trois divinités ma-ka, o-po-re-i et ko-wa et les trois subordonnées temporelles dans la série Fq

Author: Ruijgh C.J.

Source: Mnemosyne, Volume 57, Number 1, 2004 , pp. 1-44(44)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

Linguistic, philological and historical considerations show that the editors of the new Thebes tablets correctly interpreted ma-ka, o-po-re-i and ko-wa as the dative forms of three theonyms: M alpha

'Mother Earth', O

= o

'god of the fruits' (Zeus) and Ko rho

(Attic Ko

). The nouns

'mother',

'earth',

'little girl' and

'mina' are Pre-Greek loan-words. The following interpretations are proposed for the three temporal clauses in the Fq tablets: Fq 126 o-te tu-wo-te-to o tau

o 'when he (: the priest) had placed the sacrifice (on the altar)'. Fq 130 o-te o-je-ke-te-to o tau

o 'when he (: the priest) had exposed the tree-fruits (on the offering table)'. Fq 254 o-te a-pi-e-qe ke-ro- pa-ta o tau

sigmav;

'when he (: the priest) had made all the Elders follow him on both sides', i.e., 'when the priest had led a procession of all the Elders'. The editors correctly interpret de-qo-no (Fq 254) as the dative of delta

'person charged with the preparation of sacred meals'.—The appendix contains a discussion of the origin of

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852504322960796

Publication date: 2004-01-01