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  1. Linear B - Wikipedia

    • Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries, the earliest known examples dating to around 1450 BC. It is adapted from the earlier Linear A, an undeciphered script perhaps used for writing the Minoan language, as is the la… See more

    Script

    Linear B has roughly 200 signs, divided into syllabic signs with phonetic values and ideograms with semantic values. … See more

    Archives

    Inscriptions in Linear B have been found on tablets, stirrup jars and other objects; they are catalogued and classified by, inter alia, the location of the excavation they were found in.
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    Discovery and decipherment

    The Greeks of the historical era were unable to decipher Linear B, but its ideograms are sometimes mentioned by ancient authors. For example, Plutarch gives an account of the Spartan king Agesilaus II (r. 400–36… See more

     
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  3. Linear B - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …

    Linear B is an ancient script used to write Mycenaean Greek, the oldest known form of Ancient Greek. It was deciphered by Michael Ventris in the 1950s and found mainly in palace archives in Greece and Crete.

  4. Linear B syllabary - the ancient script of Crete - Omniglot

    Learn about Linear B, a syllabary that represents an early form of Greek, and how it was deciphered by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick. See examples of Linear B logograms, numerals and inscriptions from Knossos and Mycenae.

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  7. The Decipherment of Linear B: Introduction | Faculty …

    The decipherment of Linear B was of fundamental importance for the disciplines of Aegean archaeology and Indo-European linguistics: it completely altered our understanding of the early civilisations of Greece and Crete.

  8. Cracking the code: the decipherment of Linear B 60 …

    Oct 13, 2012 · A conference in Cambridge this weekend will mark the 60th anniversary of the decipherment by Michael Ventris of Linear B, a script used for an early form of ancient Greek. His stunning achievement pushed back the …

  9. Greek Language and Linguistics: Linear B

    The script called Linear B is a syllabary, not an alphabet. That is, each symbol represents a unique syllable, not an individual sound. Linear B is more than a syllabary, though. The script includes over 100 characters, and while most …

  10. Linear A - Wikipedia

    Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It evolved into Linear B, which was used by the …

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