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AncientScripts - Linear B
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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
Mohammad Hishmeh gives a very short introduction to the script and its decipherment.
Linear B Dictionary
Contains link to twelve page PDF file of Linear B words with classical Greek equivalent, Latin alphabet transliteration and meaning.
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.