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'WHIP' SIGN ON 'CHARIOT TABLETS'
807
horses and stables occupied a high position. As Mariscalcus in its Latin-
ized form the title lives on in that of 'Marshal'. The 'Comes Stabuli'
Count of the Stables, on the other hand, was the lineal ancestor of the
' Grand Constable' of France.
The ' Whip ' Sign on the ' Chariot Tablets'.
It cannot be doubted that the 'whip' sign, which appears on several 'Whip'
of these tablets (eg. Fig. s,§n'
784, a), refers to the actual
driver or charioteer, who,
as we learn from the ex-
ample of contemporary
v 1 . r ,t '" \ "}i Egypt,' may himself have
~--^y/ "" I 7 I / Deen a Person of conse-
quence.1 It is seen with
two thongs on the Avdu
ring, illustrated below in
Fig. 803, while on the
Vapheio gem (Fig. 799) there are traces of three thongs. Both as an
ideograph and with an ordinary phonetic value, the 'whip' sign ^j first
makes its appearance in Class B, which covers the period when chariots first
came into general vogue with the Knossian lords. A type series illustrative
of the evolution of this sign is given in Fig. 786.
Fig. 7SC. Type Series of 'Whip' Sign.
First Appearance of Wheeled Vehicles in Crete.
There were few districts of Crete where, even in the height of summer,
chariot driving could have been really practicable without the existence
of a made track. In the Central region, parts of Pedeada—the
Omphalian Plain, east of Knossos—and the more considerable level of
Mesara to the South, might at times be suitable, but wheeled traffic had
originated under much more favourable conditions on the Mesopotamian
plains, where vast spaces were available for it throughout the hot season.
The discovery of a model clay wagon with polychrome decoration in
the M. M. I a style at Palaikastro2 (Fig. 787), described and illustrated in the
1 See Erman, Life in Ancient Egypt (Engl.
ed-)> P- 54S. Sons of Rameses II and III
were 'chief charioteers of his Majesty and
superintendents of the horses'.
"- P.ofM.,\\, Pf.I.p. 156 and Fig. 78 : See
R. M. Dawkins, B.S.A. Supfl. Paper 1: un-
published objects from the Palaikastro Excava-
tions.
First ap-
pearance
of wheel-
ed vehi-
cles in
Crete.
Miniature
wagon
from Pa-
laikastro.
807
horses and stables occupied a high position. As Mariscalcus in its Latin-
ized form the title lives on in that of 'Marshal'. The 'Comes Stabuli'
Count of the Stables, on the other hand, was the lineal ancestor of the
' Grand Constable' of France.
The ' Whip ' Sign on the ' Chariot Tablets'.
It cannot be doubted that the 'whip' sign, which appears on several 'Whip'
of these tablets (eg. Fig. s,§n'
784, a), refers to the actual
driver or charioteer, who,
as we learn from the ex-
ample of contemporary
v 1 . r ,t '" \ "}i Egypt,' may himself have
~--^y/ "" I 7 I / Deen a Person of conse-
quence.1 It is seen with
two thongs on the Avdu
ring, illustrated below in
Fig. 803, while on the
Vapheio gem (Fig. 799) there are traces of three thongs. Both as an
ideograph and with an ordinary phonetic value, the 'whip' sign ^j first
makes its appearance in Class B, which covers the period when chariots first
came into general vogue with the Knossian lords. A type series illustrative
of the evolution of this sign is given in Fig. 786.
Fig. 7SC. Type Series of 'Whip' Sign.
First Appearance of Wheeled Vehicles in Crete.
There were few districts of Crete where, even in the height of summer,
chariot driving could have been really practicable without the existence
of a made track. In the Central region, parts of Pedeada—the
Omphalian Plain, east of Knossos—and the more considerable level of
Mesara to the South, might at times be suitable, but wheeled traffic had
originated under much more favourable conditions on the Mesopotamian
plains, where vast spaces were available for it throughout the hot season.
The discovery of a model clay wagon with polychrome decoration in
the M. M. I a style at Palaikastro2 (Fig. 787), described and illustrated in the
1 See Erman, Life in Ancient Egypt (Engl.
ed-)> P- 54S. Sons of Rameses II and III
were 'chief charioteers of his Majesty and
superintendents of the horses'.
"- P.ofM.,\\, Pf.I.p. 156 and Fig. 78 : See
R. M. Dawkins, B.S.A. Supfl. Paper 1: un-
published objects from the Palaikastro Excava-
tions.
First ap-
pearance
of wheel-
ed vehi-
cles in
Crete.
Miniature
wagon
from Pa-
laikastro.