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Linear B is a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek. It preceded the Greek alphabet (which was an adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet) by several centuries: it seems to have died out with the fall of Mycenaean civilization; the intervening period, in which there is no evidence of written language, is known as the Dark Ages.
The script appears to be related to Linear A, an undeciphered earlier script used for writing the Minoan language, and the later Cypriot syllabary; derivation from another writing system is held to be the reason for its poor compliance with the phonemic principle. It is partly syllabic, with additional logographic signs that are "determinative", or "designational" (yielding "classes", and "types"). As such, it rather resembles modern Japanese writing in graphemic structure.
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@iamamro Never took Greek, ridiculously, but gatecrashed a couple of courses at UCL in PIE languages, and Linear B. You?
Tsaksonakis (Stelios Jackson) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:19 -0000
@iamamro Never took Greek, ridiculously, but gatecrashed a couple of courses at UCL in PIE languages, and Linear B. You?
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AncientScripts - Linear B - Clear .gif images of some basic characters.
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Craft Goods in Mycenaean Greece - Referenced essay by Andrea Vianello: What light do Linear B texts shed on the production and consumption of craft goods in Mycenaean Greece?
John Chadwick (1920-98) - Obituary reproduced from The Guardian of the classical scholar who, together with Michael Ventris, deciphered Linear B, the writing used by the Mycenaeans.
Linear B Tablets and Mycenaean Organization - By interpreting Linear B as early Greek, this short article reveals the complex system of land tenure described in tablets from Knossos and Pylos.
Prehistoric Documents from Crete - Photographs of inscribed tablets and jars from Knossos, Crete, with commentary on the Linear A and Linear B scripts and their uses.
Prehistoric Writings in Greece - Tracks the development of Linear B from Cretan hieroglyphics via Linear A; some transliteration of symbols derived from Greek words given.
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