"This is a book which details and decyphers the dead language of Linear B. Linear B was one of the earliest written languages and was written by people who spoke ""proto-Greek"", i.e. the language which was later to become Classical Greek. The book lists the symbols, their pronunciation and the meanings.
This introduction is suitable for the student with some knowledge of Greek who wishes to have access to Linear B material. Part One places the development of the Linear B script against its historical background; the earlier varieties of Aegean writing are discusses, and Ventris' decipherment of Linear B is described and the Mycenaean dialect of Greek is examined. In Part two, the reader is taken through a number of important Linear B texts. These are presented first in a 'normalised' transcription of the Linear B characters, so as to induce familiarity with the lay-out of the original texts, secondly in transliteration, and thirdly in translation where this is possible."
By:
J.T. Hooker
Imprint: Bristol Classical Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9780906515624
ISBN 10: 0906515629
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 01 June 1991
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Preliminary note List of abbreviations Part One 1: The Aegean Bronze Age 2: Writing in the Aegean Bronze Age 3: The decipherment of the Linear B script 4: The Linear B inscriptions 5: The language of the Linear B texts Part Two 1: Knossos sword tablets: the Ra set 2: Sheep and wool tablets from Pyles and Knossos: PY Cn and KN D 3: Knossos cloth and wool tablets: the L series 4: Groups of women: the Pyles A series 5: The assessment and distribution of bronze: PY 6: The o-ka set: Pyles An tablets 7: Inventories: Pyles Ta tablets 8: L~nd tablets: E texts from Pyles and Tiryns 9: Religious texts from Knossos, Pyles, and Thebes 10: Wheel and chariot tablets: the Knossos S series 11: Spice tablets: the Mycenae Ge set 12: Assessments of various commodities: M and N tablets from Pyles and Knossos 13: Inscribed jars, sealings, and labels Part Three Index 1: Linear B words Index 2: Greek words Index 3: Linear B inscriptions discussed Plates
