𐀀𐀒𐀰𐀚

From Proto-Hellenic *aksōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn).

𐀀𐀒𐀰𐀚 (a-ko-so-ne /áksones/) pl

1. shaft(s), axle(s)
   • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos Vn 10‎^[1]:

     𐀃𐀇𐀈𐀯 𐀉𐀬𐀵𐀗 / 𐀀𐀗𐀳𐀍𐀙𐀆 𐀁𐀠[𐀢]𐀲 𐄔/ 𐀀𐀒𐀰𐀚𐀤 𐄔

     o-di-do-si du-ru-to-mo / a-mo-te-jo-na-de e-pi-[?]-ta 50 / a-ko-so-ne-qe 50

     /hō didonsi drutomoi armʰoteyōna=de: epi-[?]-ta 50, áksones=kʷe 50/

     Thus do the woodcutters contribute / to the workshop: 50 [epipʰuta?] / and 50 axles

• (basic translation of PY Vn 10:) Palaima, Thomas G. (2005) “Mycenaean ideograms and their use”, in Parna, M., editor, Studi in Onore di Enrica Fiandra: Contributi di archeologia egea evicinorientale, Paris: De Bocccard, pages 267-283
• Waanders, F.M.J. (2008) “The syntax and co-occurrence of case functions in Mycenaean texts”, in A. Sacconi, M. Del Freo, L. Godart, & M. Negri, editors, Colloquium Romanum: atti del XII Colloquio internazionale di micenologia, Roma, 20-25 febbraio 2006. - II, pages 795-806