Kvashilava, Gia, 2010. On Reading Pictorial Signs of the Phaistos Disk and Related Scripts (2). Rosette (in Georgian and English)

next the plain of Ares and that god‟s sacred grove, where the
serpent keepeth watch and ward o‟er the fleece as it hangs on
128, 345 35 , 373; 1948, 218 28 and ff.; Gordeziani 1999, 98, 101; 2007, III,
471-472); Comp. Greek : Kutha/Cuthah/Cutha was an ancient city of
Sumer (Bible, 2 Kings 17.24); Mingrelian [k h ut h a] – a masculine
anthroponym (Chanturia 2006, 71).
T. Kaukhchishvili (1957, 19-20) separates the word root - in the
variants of the name of Phrixus’ son – / (Herodotus
VII, 197; Strabo XII, 3, 10; Urushadze 1964, 285, 432, 488; Gordeziani
2007, III, 471 2 ) and the derived toponym ; she argues that the
toponym was well known in early times (see also: Urushadze 1970,
373; Gordeziani 1999, 98).
It is noteworthy that the following similar forms are attested on the
tablets with Linear A inscriptions found on the Crete: [KI-TA-I]
HT 123a.1-2 (HM 1367+1371) and [KU-TA- the rest is unreadable]
HT 115b.4 (HM 1360) (GORILA 1976, I, 190-191; 210-211; Younger 2008-
2010) D. W. Packard (1974, 148, 153) correspondingly connected Myceneaen
Greek: [ku- ạ-i-jo] KN As (2) 1517.7 (s. 102?); [ku-ta-ito]
KN C 902.10 (s. 201) (DMic 2 ; Isebaert 2005, 156, 161) and [ku-tathe
rest is unreadable] KN X 9321 (DMic 2 ), that were read as ,
(comp: Lurje 1957, 205; Urushadze 1964, 138 91 ; 1970, 373;
Gordeziani 1999, 101; 2007, III, 472; Gordeziani 2009, 79 21 ).
The following Myceneaen Greek forms are also attested in:
[ku-ta-i-si- the rest is unreadable] KN X 7891; [ku-ta-i-si- ọ] KN X
7891; [ku-ta-si-jo] KN Da 1394.B (s. 117), Dv 1237.B (s. 117);
[ku-ta-ti- the rest is unreadable] KN X 1538.1; [ku-ta-ti-jaqe]
KN G 820.3; [ku-ta-ti-jo] KN As (2) 1516.12, Ga (2) 419.2b, Ga
(2) 673.1, Wb 5662, X 7897.b; [ku-ta-to] KN Ce 59.2b and others
(DMic 2 ; also see: Ventris, Chadwick 1953; Lurje 1957, 205; Isebaert 2005,
156, 160, 161; Urushadze 1974, 373; 1964, 138 91 ; 493, 394, 499 31 ; Gordeziani
1999, 101; 2007, III, 472); Greek , ,
(Gordeziani 2009, 79, 79 21 ; Chotalishvili 2003, 107).
Depending on Greek sources A. Urushadze (1964, 138 91 ) supposes that
these forms are of Pelasgian origin; the Crete was the habitat of Pelasgians that
were connected with many ties to Kartvelian tribes (Janashia 1959, III, 193).
R. Gordeziani (1999, 101; 2007, III, 472-473; 2008, IV, 105) compares
Colchian and Cretan to the Common-Kartvelian * -
[k h ut h ais-].
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