𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍

Variously interpreted as Κορκυραῖοι (Korkuraîoi), inhabitants of Κόρκυρα (Kórkura), Κέρκυρα (Kérkura, “Corfu”), or as *Κροκυλαῖοι (*Krokulaîoi), compared to Κροκύλεια (Krokúleia, “island near Ithaca”), although some consider these attempts vain.

𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 (ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo)

1. An ethnic designation. (nominative plural masculine)
   • PY An 656.7–9.18–20:

     𐀚𐀺𐀑𐀵𐄀𐀺𐀹𐀊𐄀𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍𐄀
     𐂀 𐄑 𐀕𐀲𐀤𐄀𐀟𐀂𐄀𐀁𐀤𐀲𐄀
     𐀇𐀹𐀋𐀄𐄀

     ne-wo-ki-to, wo-wi-ja, ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo,
     VIR 20 me-ta-qe, pe-i, e-qe-ta,
     di-wi-je-u,

     ne-wo-ki-to borders: twenty Croculeans, and with them the follower di-wi-je-u

     𐀀𐀐𐀩𐀷𐄀𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 𐂀 𐄔
     𐀕𐀲𐀤𐄀𐀟𐀂𐄀𐀁𐀤𐀲𐄀𐀏𐀁𐀭𐀕𐀜𐄀
     𐀀𐁆𐀏𐄀

     a-ke-re-wa, ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo VIR 50
     me-ta-qe, pe-i, e-qe-ta, ka-e-sa-me-no,
     a-pu2-ka,

     fifty Croculeans at a-ke-re-wa, and with them the follower ka-e-sa-me-no of a-pu2-ka

   • PY An 661.5.6:

     𐀏𐀨𐀈𐀫𐄀𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 𐂀 [

     ka-ra-do-ro, ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo VIR [

     nn. Croculeans at Charadros

     𐀼𐀁𐀵𐀫𐄀𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 𐂀 𐄑

     za-e-to-ro, ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo VIR 20

     twenty Croculeans in za-e-to-ro

   • PY Na 396:

     𐀺𐀜𐀤𐀷𐄀	𐀁𐀒𐀯	𐀭 𐄒
     	𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍

     wo-no-qe-wa,	e-ko-si	LIN 30
     	ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo

     wo-no-qe-wa: the Croculeans have 30 of flax

   • PY Na 405:

     𐀵𐀫𐀷𐀰

     𐀁𐀒𐀯 PY Na 543: 𐀏𐀨𐀈𐀫 𐀁𐀒𐀯 𐀭 𐄒 𐀒𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 ka-ra-do-ro e-ko-si LIN 30 ko-ku-ra-i-jo Charadros: the Croculeans have 30 of flax PY An 614 & 1124.4: ] 𐀒𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 𐂀 𐄇 ko-ku-ra-i-jo VIR 2–9? Croculeans [ Usage notes Though often thought to indicate a kind of military troop, they could also simply be tribal designations given their possession of flax. Always followed by the ideogram 𐂀 (VIR) in the An series. References ^ Pylos Tablets II, pages 70, 131; Documents2, §59 pages 192f. ^ Pylos Tablets II, pages 72, 131; Documents2, §60 pages 193f. ^ Pylos Tablets II, pages 44, 179; Palmer (1963), §202 page 308 ^ Pylos Tablets II, pages 46, 179 ^ Pylos Tablets II, pages 55, 180; Documents2, §186 page 297 ^ Pylos Tablets II, pages 62, 128 DMic., vol. 1, page 385ab: “ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo” Documents2, page 556a: “ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo”, page 430 MGV, vol. 1, page 209: “Κέρκυρα” Palmer (1963), page 430a: “ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo”, page 156 Pylos Tablets II, page 237a: “ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo” Wikious Boobota Sagapedia