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B35
THE MINOAN LINEAR SIGNARY
27
Hr26
Frequent in all positions, but not alone, except a possible variant on 872. 3 below a 'Vapheio' cup.
Variants are few (PM IV. 709, fig. 691 a-f, cf. B 61. 3, 187, 912 a 2, 932); but sometimes the base is
closed. On 360 (pi. xxxn) a pair of these signs face inwards within a sign-group.
Though this sign resembles the 'woman' sign $[, for which it is once substituted (PM I. 709,
fig. 642. 2), and though it has a hand-like appendage, as on the 'overseer' sign j/^, its only relation to
humanity is its use in the group ^fi (634 and Vocabulary), which appears to mean 'children' either
male or female (p. 55). But its only precursors are the 'plough' sign (SM I. 190, no. 27) set on end;
and the 'lyre-and-plectrum' sign (SM 191, no. 28) frequent at Mallia: but it is not safe to equate
signs which are not set the same way up: yet the 'plough' sign is upturned on SM I. 154, nos. 164-
77 (P 26 b, d, 64. d, 93 a, 100 b, 105 b, 109 c, 117 a).
B36 &l\[ S53,Hrii
Frequent in groups, but not alone. It has no pictorial predecessors; but an open variant on clay
balls from Enkomi (C 2. 5 = BM Exc. Cyprus, 1899, 27, nos. 766, 768; SM I. 70, fig. 37) resembles
Cypr. ~K=va. AE also compares Cypr. )!C=e; but a similar Lycian sign —v.
B 37 (j[ (jf Hr 50
Frequent and variable, like fa, but quite distinct, e.g. in the group "j*tfT\f\' It has no pictorial
predecessor; but there is a doubtful variant at Mallia (Chapouthier, L. 1 a).
B 38 ^ see AB 15
B 39 f see AB 34
B 40 7 T 1 Hr 41
Very frequent, especially as terminal, where it alternates with § and other suffixes (p. 48) and is
sometimes duplicated (1139 ff., 1157 ff.). As initial it is rare. Variants with two or three connecting
strokes occur together; and with four or more, at Thebes (PMIV. 733-5, fig. 719). Carelessly written,
it may be confused with ^.
B 41 f see AB 58
B 42 I „ AB 59
B43f „ AB4
B 44 ^ see AB 5
B 45 YT „ AB 29
B 46 Y ,, AB 45
B 47 Y see AB 51
B 48 f I
Only on 490 alone with numeral, so probably a 'loom' as commodity sign, perhaps a variant of
|HI|=AB 65.
THE MINOAN LINEAR SIGNARY
27
Hr26
Frequent in all positions, but not alone, except a possible variant on 872. 3 below a 'Vapheio' cup.
Variants are few (PM IV. 709, fig. 691 a-f, cf. B 61. 3, 187, 912 a 2, 932); but sometimes the base is
closed. On 360 (pi. xxxn) a pair of these signs face inwards within a sign-group.
Though this sign resembles the 'woman' sign $[, for which it is once substituted (PM I. 709,
fig. 642. 2), and though it has a hand-like appendage, as on the 'overseer' sign j/^, its only relation to
humanity is its use in the group ^fi (634 and Vocabulary), which appears to mean 'children' either
male or female (p. 55). But its only precursors are the 'plough' sign (SM I. 190, no. 27) set on end;
and the 'lyre-and-plectrum' sign (SM 191, no. 28) frequent at Mallia: but it is not safe to equate
signs which are not set the same way up: yet the 'plough' sign is upturned on SM I. 154, nos. 164-
77 (P 26 b, d, 64. d, 93 a, 100 b, 105 b, 109 c, 117 a).
B36 &l\[ S53,Hrii
Frequent in groups, but not alone. It has no pictorial predecessors; but an open variant on clay
balls from Enkomi (C 2. 5 = BM Exc. Cyprus, 1899, 27, nos. 766, 768; SM I. 70, fig. 37) resembles
Cypr. ~K=va. AE also compares Cypr. )!C=e; but a similar Lycian sign —v.
B 37 (j[ (jf Hr 50
Frequent and variable, like fa, but quite distinct, e.g. in the group "j*tfT\f\' It has no pictorial
predecessor; but there is a doubtful variant at Mallia (Chapouthier, L. 1 a).
B 38 ^ see AB 15
B 39 f see AB 34
B 40 7 T 1 Hr 41
Very frequent, especially as terminal, where it alternates with § and other suffixes (p. 48) and is
sometimes duplicated (1139 ff., 1157 ff.). As initial it is rare. Variants with two or three connecting
strokes occur together; and with four or more, at Thebes (PMIV. 733-5, fig. 719). Carelessly written,
it may be confused with ^.
B 41 f see AB 58
B 42 I „ AB 59
B43f „ AB4
B 44 ^ see AB 5
B 45 YT „ AB 29
B 46 Y ,, AB 45
B 47 Y see AB 51
B 48 f I
Only on 490 alone with numeral, so probably a 'loom' as commodity sign, perhaps a variant of
|HI|=AB 65.