Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
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.