Reflections on Linear B (part 13): Sign 21 may derive from the Ancient Egyptian \u27wedjat eye’ (‘Eye of Horus’ but also associated with Ra)

Abstract

This article suggests that Linear B sign 21 (of unknown origin) may derive ultimately from the Ancient Egyptian ‘wedjat eye’ (Eye of Horus). A point of special interest here is the possibility that the pronunciation of Linear B sign 21 (designated as ‘qi’) derives in abbreviated form from the Proto-Indo-European dual of ‘eye’ and would therefore be the oldest Greek attestation of that reconstructed PIE form