As I showed earlier (Rjabchikov 1998b: 23-4; see also the following articles: Rjabchikov, S.V., 1999a. The Scythian Calendar on a Panticapean Coin and Rjabchikov, S.V., 1999b. The Interpretation of the Several Graffiti on the Coins of the Petershof Treasure), the record on the Maikop slab and the brief record on a coin from Panticapeum can be understood using the readings of syllables of Linear A (B). Let us to continue the research.
1. The sign depicted in figure 1 is presented on the Scythian graffito on a wall of a religious building of the ancient town known as the Scythian Naples (Vysotskaya 1989: 82, figure). This sign is inscribed together with the several figures of horses.
2. The name of the Bosporan king Tiberius Eupator is presented in figure 2 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIV, figure 5: 1-13).
3. The name of the Bosporan king Sauromatus II is presented in figure 3 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIII, figure 1: 19-20).
4. The name of the Bosporan king Rhescuporis II is presented in figure 4 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIII, figure 1: 22-29).
5. The name of the Bosporan king Rhescuporis III is presented in figure 5 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIII, figure 1: 21; table XIV, figure 6: 1).
6. The name of the Bosporan king Rhescuporis VI is presented in figure 6 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table III: 103).
7. The name of the Bosporan king Rhemetalkes is presented in figure 7 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIII, figure 1: 11-13; table XIV, figure 7: 1-4).
8. The two variants of the name of the Bosporan king Thothorses are presented in figure 8 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIV, figure 9: 1-4).
9. The name of the Bosporan queen Dynamis is presented in figure 9 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIV, figure 4: 1).
10. The name of the Bosporan king Ininphimaies is presented in figure 10 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table XIV, figure 8: 1-8).
11. The name of the Bosporan king Aspurgus is presented in figure 11 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table III: 101).
12. The name of the Bosporan king Aspurgus is also presented in figure 12 (Drachuk 1975: 61, table IV: 185).
13. A word written down together with kings' names is presented in figure 13 (Drachuk 1975: 76, table XV, figure 4: 1).
14. The symbol is inscribed on a Sarmatian bronze mirror (Drachuk 1975: 151, table XXXI, figure 3: 3), see figure 14.
15. The sign is inscribed on a Scythian statue (Dashevskaya 1991: 98, table 42, figure 8), see figure 15.
16. The symbol depicted on the Sarmatian slab from Kerch (Drachuk 1975: 152, table XXXV) is presented in figure 16.
17. Several symbols depicted on the Sarmatian slab from Kerch (Drachuk 1975: 152, table XXXV) are presented in figure 17.
18. The symbol depicted on the Sarmatian slab from Kerch (Drachuk 1975: 152, table XXXV) is presented in figure 18.
19. Several symbols depicted on the Sarmatian slab from Kerch (Drachuk 1975: 152, table XXXV) are presented in figure 19.
20. Several Sarmatian signs depicted on a wall of the cave of Ak-kaya I (Drachuk 1971: 31, figure 9) are presented in figure 20.
I think that the name Kerch correlates with Russian korova 'cow', cf. also Greek keras 'horn' and Circassian k''erashch 'milk of she-buffalo'. Perhaps, the name of the Pantikapaion 'Panticapeum (Kerch)' contains the words Panti ka pai 'The road to the water', cf. Old Indian pathi, panthan 'way, path; road', Russian k 'to', Old Indian payate 'he gives to drink'. This name corresponds to Greek Bosporos 'Kerch Strait' (lit. 'The ford of a bull').
21. Several Sarmatian signs depicted on the wall of the cave of Ak-kaya I (Drachuk 1971: 31, figure 9) are presented in figure 21.
2. See (Tokarev 1992).
3. See (Drachuk 1975: 147, table XVII: 11, 12).
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