Linear B: An Introduction

By J.T. Hooker

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0906515629
• ISBN13: 9780906515624
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A very helpful book

This book was just what I was looking for. It first describes in detail the process by which Linear B was first deciphered, goes on to explain the mechanics of Mycenaean Greek and how it differs from later Greek and finishes with numerous examples of inscriptions complete with the original text in Linear B, a syllabic transliteration, conversion into Attic Greek (if possible) and a detailed descriptions of the grammar and contents.