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Suggested relative positions of Pylos place-names

ME-TA-PA (caps.) = One of the 'Pylos 9'.
Sa-ma-ra = listed in Ma- series or Jn09.
Ro-u-so = place of 'smiths' on other Jn- tablets.
_Ku-pa-ri-so = place giving tribute of 'flax' on Na- tablets.

O-ka-ra3 ?
I-wa-so ?

          "THIS SIDE OF ?AIGALEON"                      "BEYOND ?ALGALEON"
  Coast			Farming		Sheep Country
  _Ku-pa-ri-so        O-wi-to-no        Ma-ro-pi	I-te-re-wa
  _E-na-po-ro         ME-TA-PA          _PI-82          Ra-wa-ra-ta2  _Ti-mi-to
          A-pi-no-e-wi-jo      U-pi-ja-ki-ri-jo         U-pa-ra-ki-ri-jo
  E-wi-ri-po          PE-TO-NO          _Re-u-ko-to-ro
                                        Si-re-wa        Sa-ma-ra
  Ro-o-wa             Pylos             _Me-te-to       A-si-ja-ti-ja
                      *PA-KI-JA-NE      _E-wi-te-wi-jo  A-te-re-wi-ja
                                        Ro-u-so         E-ra-te-re-wa-pi  E-sa-re-wi-ja
  _A-KE-RE-WA         A-PU2-            _E-ri-no-wo                       E-re-i
  Wo-qe-we            Pa-ko             Sa-ri-nu-wo-te   Ti-nwa-to     Za-ma-e-wi-ja
  =_Wo-no-qe-wa?
  
 
           _KA-RA-DO-RO         E-RA-TO                   A-pu-ne-we    Ma-ra-ne-ni-jo
 _RI-JO      Po-ra-pi        Te-ta-ra-ne = _Te-tu-ru-we?  A-po-ne-we    Ma-ra-ne-nu-we
 
 
 Possible identifivations:
 
 Ku-pa-ri-so = modern Kyparissia?
 E-wi-ri-po = modern Marathos on strait between mainland and 
              the island of Proti?
 Ri-jo = Mothoni or Koroni?