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| • | Linear B is a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of the Greek language. It occurs primarily on tablets dated from the 14th and 13th centuries BC.The script was derived from an earlier script (Linear A) used for writing the Minoan language and thus does not accurately represent the sounds of the Mycenaean language. 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. The first clay tablet at Knossos was discovered by the British archaeologist Arthur Evans on March 31, 1900 and on April 6 he discovered a significant hoard of tablets (measuring 5x10 inches). Source: [wikipedia: linear b] |
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| AncientScripts - Linear B | ||
| clear .gif images of some basic characters. | ||
| 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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